Anyone know how to keep an open cut dry while riding?

benrud · Faceplant Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 17 City: Dallas, TX

Over Memorial Day I cut my leg on my prop and got nine stitches. On Thursday I had the stitches taken out, but the wound opened back up again. The leg feels good now but the cut still bleeds a little is it’s bumped. I’m dieing to get back into the water and I’m trying to figure out a way to do it safely (I don’t want any infections), any suggestions?

I’m thinking about putting liquid skin over it, then smearing Vaseline over it and then wrapping and taping it to cover the Vaseline. In theory the liquid skin should keep the Vaseline from the cut and the Vaseline should repel the water. The wrapping and tape should keep the Vaseline in place. What do you think? Any other ideas?

seven11dmd · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 10:38 am Post subject:

yeah i was gonna reccomdend new skin....the liquid skin that is.

dMaus · Pop Shuvit Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 121 City: Longwood

yea new skin is the shizzit.

offkilter23 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 221 City: venice

i dunno about lake water(fresh) but i live on a bay that is salt water and it really burns bad when you have big open cuts but even if it is salt what you are planning on doing woudnt even hurt in salt water

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

don't waste you money on that new skin crap...all it is super glue with a higher price tag and its even a lil watered down...go out and buy your self a tube of crazy glue and your all set, use it in a non-ventaled area and get yourself a cheap buzz 2 Crazy Eyes