I skinned my knee pretty badly in a biking accident wednesday. It is still reddish in some areas and bleeds/pusses at times. What's bad is there is a small upraised patch of skin that got peeled back, but when I covered it with a bandage, molded back on. It's bleeding some underneath there, but I'm afraid to disturb it. I had to go to the doctor Thurs anyway, so I had him look at it. He said to keep it covered up, but how long do I keep it covered? It's been 3 days. My mom thinks I should leave it uncovered to dry it out, but I'm worried it could get infected. It still looks so grotesque, hasn't made much progress healing. I keep it covered with a sterile pad and antibiotic cream, though I took it off overnight to let it breathe.
My mom is usually right about these things, but my doctor and my brother who is a physical therapy major say to keep it covered with cream on it. But, how will it heal when it's kept moist with no air getting to it? I cleaned it with peroxide (Dr. says do this 2x a day) and let it get some air this evening since I've just been hanging around the house, but I've already gotten a bunch of cat hair and fuzz on it. Doesn't want to seem to dry up. Anyone have experience with this sort of thing?
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