OMG I put gauze on the wound on my knee and didnt take it off over-night and skin is growing on top of it how to I get it out ( a thin peice of gauze not a really thick one or anything ) I DONT KNOW WAT TO DO and I am really scared please can sumone help me?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-17 17:03:48 · 9 answers · asked by Me 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
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2007-02-17 17:30:41 · update #1
Skin didn't grow on top, that is just a scab. Cut away the gauze, the skin will grow in underneath and the part of the gauze within the scab will come off when the scab does.
2007-02-17 17:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Troy 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your skin didn't grow OVER the gauze over night. I'm guessing that you had the gauze fairly tight and it has pressed the tissue in your wound through the gauze (especially with it only being one layer of gauze) and it scabbed over. Just peel it off, and get it dressed properly. You'll want to put clean, non-adhesive pading on the wound (we use "Telfa" pads in the ER, just like the pad on a band-aid) with some neosporin on it, then put multiple layers of gauze on it, but don't get it too tight. Watch for redness, swelling, funny colors, and red streaks (signs of infection). Push come to shove, have a professional look at it.
2007-02-18 01:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Doc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a q-tip and some petroleum jelly or even vegetable oil, anything greasy. Start at the edge and work the stuff under the edge as you slowly pull the gauze off
2007-02-18 08:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by grammytimestwo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak your leg in warm water, and it will loosen the scab right off so you can take the gauze off. don't forget to put ointment between the gauze and your sore.
2007-02-18 01:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it really soaked with hydrogen peroxide or water if that's all you got and it should peel off really easy...get it really wet!!!then clean it...no more gauze..let the air dry it out!!!
2007-02-18 01:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop your panic. Just soak it in warm water and it will come off easily.
2007-02-18 01:08:15 · answer #6 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
relax...juz wet the gauze n remove it gently..no prob...
2007-02-18 01:11:36 · answer #7 · answered by gnurbi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a pharmacist,he'll do it himself,they are well known
in my country to give the best advice if they can't do it themselves
2007-02-18 01:10:37 · answer #8 · answered by asso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take your shower, it will come off on it's own.
2007-02-18 01:09:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋