I was instructed to put gauze on my incision since my skin hates band aids and now I am dealing with the gauze ripping my my scabs off even when being pulled gently and causing me to bleed I then spend half an hour cleaning (I become a little paranoid) the incision cites while waiting for it to stop bleeding, so my question is what can I do eliminate the pain and mess and still try to get it them to heal?
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Almost a year and I'm still dealing with the open wound gauze sticks and that's all kinds. What would be best for me ?
Place antibiotic over the incision and use a nonadherent gauze like Telfa. If you still get sticking, wet the dressing with sterile normal saline to loosen the bandage.
See your doctor in follow up and review if she wants you to use Telfa, bacitracin, or if you can just let it air dry. Hope you begin to feel better.
There is several things you can do. The easiest would be to pour some water or normal saline on the gauze to decrease the adherence. Wet to dry dressings have been used in wounds to promote healing by removing the necrotic tissue and leaving healthy pink granulation tissue. The other option is to put a bacitracin ointment prior to applying the gauze so that the gauze does not stick to the wound.
There are lots of different dressings that could be used. Telfa and paper tape is a great option. There are also silicone bandages that are really useful when you have sensitive skin. You may have some sort of complication if you are having these scabs. I would call your surgeon and get an evaluation set up. You don't want to cause problems by doing the wrong thing.