Clean & moist: The hallmark of all wound care is keeping it clean and moist. If the dressing has a foul odor, it is not clean and needs to be changed more often. If the dressing is dry, it is not moist and needs to be changed more often. Hope this helps and it heals up soon.
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Superfast healing: 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.
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