chronic non-healing wound...keep moist or dry?

you should use a wet to dry bandage. use saline to wet a small piece of guaze and put that directly over the wound then cover it with a few guaze pads. and tape around the outside

I have had the same problem in the past and my doctors always told me to keep it moist and also trim off the dead areas of skin or that will lead to infections. Use Bacitracin because neosporin can cause an alergic reaction. Lightly bandage it too. You dont want it covered up too much. And try not to walk on it.

My mother had a non healing wound on her back following a surgery in which the hardware became infected. Her wounds did not heal for nearly 2 years. The way they were finally able to get the wounds to heal was to remove the instrumentation because it was badly infected and resulted in OSTEOMYELITIS (infection of the bone). They tried many times with surgeries but the only thing that worked (she is completely healed now) was to debride the wound in the operating room (remove unhealthy/necrotic tissue), NOT suture the wound shut, and apply a wound vac until the wound closed. The doctor that accomplished this miracle was Dr. Friedrich at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Please don't hesitate to set up an appointment with him. He is amazing.

Just went through this with my son. As long as there is no infection, then you can bandage it , with neosporin, or bacitracin. BUT, if it is infected, then you need to soak your foot in a warm, almost hot, water and epsom salt. Once the water cools down, dry your foot off. This water will draw the infection out. You dont want to bandage it if it is infected. Good luck

DRY! never moisten it, that makes it more irritated. Leave the area alone, make sure you are wearing soft underwear and keep the area patted with baby powder. Try not fuss with it and deff don't shave it again for a while.

I would let it catch some air.Air has away of making some things heal. When you are around home let the fan blow on it. It will dry It. And help it heal.

dont cover it up alot just a thin bandage with antibactrasin or u can leave it un covered it will probly scab over and heal faster if you dont pick at it

i think you should put salve or Vaseline on it b/c Vaseline protects broken skin, since it is on your heel, it will take longer to heal (no pun intended). hope this helps.

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