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I have a wound on my inner thigh that is hard to cover and is easy to open further. what can i do to help heal it?

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Wound care: If location of wound is contributing to it opening further, and it is not healing, then you might benefit from seeing your doc or a wound specialist. In the meantime, shower daily, use mild soap and rinse well with water, pat the wound dry, then hairdryer the wound and surrounding skin and folds. A dry dressing, even a feminine pad, and no manipulating the wound will help.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Scott Bolhack answered

Specializes in Wound care

Wound thigh: You should seek help from a wound team at your local wound clinic. They can evaluate your wound and make appropriate recommendations.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Michael Miller answered

Specializes in Wound care

Get help: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day and protected from trauma. Antibiotics do not help healing unless it is truly infected.

Answered 1/5/2021

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

After cleaning daily: You could apply an antibiotic ointment and an occlusive self adherent dressing such as opsite.

Answered 4/15/2014

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