For large areas, it can be hard to keep the bandage on the wound which is why I recommend other products like Tegaderm. You can get gauze that is already impregnated with Neosporin-like things, or you can apply the ointment to the wound and then put regular gauze on top. The Neosporin that was suggested above and other generic antibiotic ointments help with this this is an economical solution. Scabbing retards the healing process greatly, and will increase scarring. The main idea is to keep scabs from forming. Examples of hydrocolloidal dressings are Duoderm (ConvaTec, SkiUman, New Jersey) and Cutinova hydro (Beiersdorf, Inc, Norwalk, Connecticut). These dressings are impermeable to water and bacteria but allow the exudate to evaporate.' Semipermeable film dressings, such as Bioclusive (Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey) andTegaderm (3M Company, St Paul), in combination with semiocclusive hydrogels such as Spenco 2nd Skin (Spenco Medical Corp, Waco, Texas). Two basic options fulfill this requirement.' 'A moist healing environment is provided by the dressing. The advice I got from my physician (who is a cyclist) is pretty much the same as the advice here on .Īfter a proper cleaning it's recommended to apply an application of a hydrocolloid or semiocclusive hydrogel dressing. The keys to healing and preventing scarring are to keep the wounds clean and moist.

He also told me not to use hydrogen peroxide as it damages tissue. The reason being that it only has an affect on the superficial layers of the wound and that infection, if it occurs, will be in the deeper layers and also that topicals are shown to interfere with wound healing. My doctor recommended that I NOT use Neosporin type ointments. There are some newer ideas on road rash healing.

Road rash healing process