One of the google results for 'skin healing moisture wound': Prior to the animal model work of Winter3 and the human validation of Hinman and Maibach,4 it was widely accepted that successful wound healing depended on maintaining a dry wound bed.
Subsequently, a paradigm shift toward moist wound healing has revolutionized acute and chronic wound care. It is now commonly accepted that a moist wound environment hastens the healing of both acute and chronic wounds and promotes the growth of new tissue. The balance of moisture is critical to wound healing. In acute wounds, a balanced moist surface facilitates the action of growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines, thus promoting cellular growth and the establishment of a provisional wound matrix.
Another source: Preparing the wound bed focus on infection and inflammation Note I am not a nurse, doctor, or medical researcher, so I'm not qualified to even say these articles are good or not. Just finding stuff for your consideration. Whenever I'm hurt, I always think my wound would be happier under a bandage. But at about 24 hours without one, I invariably feel like a bandaid would be scratchy trapping claustrophobic horribleness. Take it off per doctor's orders, feel a little uncomfortable for a day, and then continue on.
Happy healing! Definitely keep it uncovered, but also consider the moisture aspect from a non-bandage angle. If you use some sort of ointment -- NOT Neosporin, but a plain petroleum jelly-like substance Vaseline is fine or vitamin E -- it will help keep the edges of the wound from cracking, pulling in, getting dry, all that. My partner had Mohs surgery on his face that left a four-inch scar. They sewed the stitches on either end into a line but left a jellybean-sized spot open in the middle to heal itself.
Judicious application of the petroleum jelly the doctor gave us a tube of the surgical version really helped; we tried to keep it from getting crusty but leave it moist. We removed a little bit of the extra crustiness but didn't prevent scab formation, and it did very well.
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Your name: is required Error: This is required. Your email: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Send to: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. What are sutures? If you are not currently registered with a GP, you could attend a Walk-in Centre—your nearest one can be found at www. This will depend on the size and position of the wound.
Healed cuts are always red and obvious at first but generally fade with time. You will probably be left with a mark but this is impossible to predict. If you can keep your stitches clean, dry and untouched, then there will be less chance of infection occurring and less chance of an obvious scar. The wound may ooze slightly at first—this is natural.
If there is increased irritation, heat, swelling, redness or pain, you should seek medical advice. Skip to navigation Personal tools. Care of your stitches What are stitches? Can I get the stitches wet? If you have stitches, take care to: keep them clean and dry watch out for any increase in redness, swelling or pain This will reduce your risk of developing an infection, or catch it early.
Protect your stitches It's important not to scratch your stitches; even though they're strong, scratching may damage them. You should not go swimming until your wound has healed and your stitches have been removed. If your child has stitches, do not let them play with water, mud, sand and paint. Children may also be advised to avoid PE at school until their wound has healed. Signs of infection Watch out for any signs of infection near or around the stitches, such as: swelling increased redness around the wound pus or bleeding from the wound the wound feeling warm an unpleasant smell from the wound increasing pain a high temperature swollen glands If you have any of these symptoms, speak to a GP or call NHS for advice.
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