Until I can hold a handgun. Right now, I'mable to close my right hand enough to pick one up but don't think I can draw or fire w/o dropping the pistol. One or two weeks and I'll no longer have to use the full coverage burn dressings. After that, just need the dressings on the backs of my hands. Can't quite see the tendons on the backs but certainly not muchcovering those and the larger blood vessels.