r/WoundCareSupport

Background: 6 years ago I (22ftm) developed a pilonidal cyst I was entirely unaware of until it burst. Soon after, I went to my gp to discuss the perfectly circular hole it had left behind. I was diagnosed with pilonidal disease and sent for surgery, which had packing as the recovery care. Wound showed signs of good healing until the final stretch in which it entirely reopened itself and I had to get it operated on again. The fistula tracts were incredibly deep and resulted in the second surgery failing as well. Changed surgeons, had 2 more operations with stitches this time. Both failed. Had the wound cauterized 6 times with silver nitrate. Failed. Had a 5th surgery in July of 2024 with colorectal and had all tracts successfully removed, but the stitches still reopened during recovery. Ever since, I have been left with a gaping wound which has been varying sizes over the course of time. It is incredibly painful and prone to infection, of which I have been on several different types of antibiotics for. My body is unable to heal itself, whether due to how much scar tissue I have developed or some immune condition I am unaware of. I see a wound care nurse every week, and she has treated me with a whole slew of things ranging from collagen to hydrofera blue. None of it works. The wound tears itself open regularly and bleeds excessively. My life has been ruined by this thing as I am incredibly fatigued and sick on the regular. I have the opportunity to pursue plastic surgery, and while I have discussed this with my nurse, I wanted some other opinions as well. Would skin grafting help me at all?? I've been cursed with this for 6 long years and want it to end

I am 4mpo and everything was goong well! I randomly had a pimple that my surgeon confirmed is a late spitting stitch. I popped it to remove the stitch like my doctor said and there was a hole. Cleaned it up as usual, put a hydrocolloid bandaid and some hypafix

However a week or so later, it looks so much worse! Its bleeding and it theres some pain. Its almost trippled in size and Im freaking out.

Any advice?

Has anyone here dealt with nipple necrosis or a partial/full thickness wound after breast surgery? I’m trying to hear from people who had wounds that looked similar and what your healing process was like.

I’m currently 6 weeks post-op from explant with breast lift + internal mesh bra galaflex and dealing with an open wound with slough/dead tissue after necrosis. My surgeon has already debrided the area twice, and they’re expecting I’ll likely need another debridement on May 21. He also suggested a skin graft once all the dead tissue is gone and healthy tissue granulation is present.

Right now I’ve been doing wet-to-dry gauze dressings and Hydrofera Blue with a silicone bandage over the top. I’m curious what wound care routine ended up working best for others and if anyone used something similar. How long did it take before you started seeing healthy tissue and significant healing?

If you ended up needing a skin graft, did it help? Where did they take the donor skin from, and how was the recovery for both the graft and donor site?

I know everyone heals differently, but hearing real experiences would really help mentally right now. Pictures or timelines are appreciated too if you’re comfortable sharing. Thanks

This is a backwards timeline (of about 8 days) of the stitches my bf got after getting a sore removed that looked like skin cancer. His doctor claims he’s never seen anything like this before. He’s been told to just use bandages and then wash his wound in the shower. I, however, am concerned, so I’m hoping for your input? Does this look like wound dehiscence or infection? (The hole is about 2,5cm deep (1 inch) )

TLDR: using santyl.. is this expected or the wound getting worse? Are we ok to wait for wound care appt Wednesday or should we go to ER?

My dad has a sacral pressure wound after a long hospital stay. He has an appointment with wound care next Wednesday but we are wondering if we need to intervene sooner? He was discharged on 4/11 and debridement was 3/24. They were doing wet to dry with santyl BID at the hospital and we continued that at home despite being sent home with zero instructions or supplies. He has home health and they only looked at it on 4/12 and when we ask about the wound they just ask me what I think. Wound care seems unbothered.. attaching pictures. The ones without dates are from this morning. On 4/20 we used medihoney because we were out of santyl. On 4/28 we started using dry gauze instead of wet to dry because of exudate.. picture of that is from this mornings dry gauze. It has the wet bandaid smell but we just don’t know if we need an ER visit or to alter anything? We ask all the medical professionals and they all keep passing it off and will not provide insight. I know this is just getting feedback from other people and doesn’t replace a visit. He’s alert and oriented and all that now and no signs of infection.

Can anyone recommend or advise how to support this wound?

I’ve been using silver dressing and gauze as advised by surgeon but it won’t close. It’s been a few weeks now.
I’ve seen a nurse twice now she did two debridements to clean out slough and make it bleed a bit to help healing. She confirmed no necrosis or infection

It doesn’t get worse or better. It just stays the same
Feeling hopeless

the whole finger is swollen. I am pretty sure my natural nail ripped almost out underneath.Is the white thing the matrix sticking out? 😭😭😭
I dont want to lose my nail, but i live on a small island, i searched and we dont have any doctor i can come to for help

The day before esterday it was all red around it and itched like hell and when I woke up the next morning BOOM, I had this. How can i make it heal faster, preferably within 5 days from now cause I'm going on a vk and gonna go in a pool. I'm currently taking antibiotics 2x a day. The scar it formed around is 2 months old

I had a venogram done back in December. The incision never closed and had raised borders so I went to see a wound specialist. They debrided the wound and I had to really take care of it, which I did. It closed (last pic) and I just had to follow up with scar care. I put on Scar Away sheets and I got an allergic reaction to it. The wound opened back up again and now it is red, raised and itchy :((

Please send me any advice for what to do next. I’ve only been putting Vaseline on it. Scared to put anything on it now that I’m allergic to everything we’ve tried 😑 I do have an appointment back with the wound care specialist on Monday.

i slid on the sidewalk after a scooter fall. this is two days old but im not sure if i should keep it gauzed and keep the Neosporin on it or just let it breathe now??

Hello, I’m just looking for some clarification regarding after care for my child’s stitches. He is a 3 yr old male, 39lbs. It’s been two days so I’m going to remove the tape covering his stitches and gently clean the area. It says to apply ointment then a dry gauze bandage. Is the dry gauze bandage the tape that’s currently covering the stitches? Also how long do I keep the bandage on after cleaning?
I’ve attached the after care instructions. I will also attach what’s currently covering his stitches in comments as I can’t post more than picture in post

Any recommendations for a fast recovery for my finance.

This happened on Saturday. I have been cleaning it and using steri strips. The tip is still connected to the fingernail,but as you can see the cut is deep and not closing. Is it worth being stitched due to the location?