Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
What product did you use, and how long did it take for the rashes to heal? I had horrible gravel rashes last summer - they were so bad I feared some of the stones may have been lodged in my wounds. Luckily, that wasn't the case. Anyway, the seal-off treatment worked wonderfully - fastest healing possible, because the wound is kept moist by the plasma itself, and the fibroblasts can rebuild the tissues in a protected envirnoment. The classic patch/dressing method requires daily or even more frequent re-dressing, which just kills the fibroblasts.
The hospital I work for has a really great wound care dept. I just went to the lady and asked her for some stuff to heal me up.
She gave me a handfull of those awesome dressings, and a little pee-jar full of some kind of cream ... I just kept it wet and changed the dressing daily and within 7 days new skin was already there and the wound was healed.
Since this X went down on a friday night, I won't get the chance to pick up any supplies until monday.
So for now, its just Neosporin to keep it wet, and a sleeveless shirt for me.