r/woundcare 8h ago

Chest, from cystic acne

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28 Upvotes

I had cystic acne that burst and then got infected, I was on antibiotics for awhile, I think the infection has cleared? My doctor is prescribing me more antibiotic cream, I've had these wounds since the endish of June, how long do you think it will take to heal? I was thinking about taking 500mcg of TB500 daily for 6 weeks to hopefully speed it up.


r/woundcare 6h ago

Any tips?

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3 Upvotes

After a flap surgery, my sister has a nasty scab from where one of her stitches kept bleeding. She had several heparin shots while in the ICU and is currently on aspirin so that likely contributed to this spot's inability to clot. A scab finally formed a few days ago but then when she visited her surgeon for a post-op follow up, the nurse scrubbed at all of her bloody stitches and tore this one back open. With the way the scar is healing inward, we're worried it's going to look like a huge lump on her face.

Currently I'm keeping the wound moist by applying vaseline most of the time, and bacitracin at night, then putting a nonstick bandage over it and taping it on her face. The bleeding has stopped but whenever I gently pat the scab with a wet paper towel, it does come away with reddish brown residue.

I'm not sure if I'm doing everything I can. At what point should I stop bandaging it? Has anyone seen this type of scab and has advice on how to heal it? I'm already planning on ordering vitamin E oil for when it seems fully closed.


r/woundcare 3h ago

The Wound that won't heal...

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2 Upvotes

Background information
- Got wound in 2018 from wearing a surgical boot
-Developed lymphedema in same leg after surgery to repair fractured tibia
-Wound healed after being in hospital for something different but fragile skin opened wound back up again
-Lengthy medical history to include lyme disease, POTS, MCAS, chronic Venous Insufficiency, lymphedema and much more
-Need fresh approach to healing, please help me.....


r/woundcare 4h ago

KT tape incident

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I had KT tape on for maybe an hour, took it off because it felt weird, and this happened. I have no idea what it even is and why, but looks like some blood under the skin?


r/woundcare 9h ago

Infected?

1 Upvotes

Got a gnarly burn from sliding in softball does this look infected? 2 days old