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dealing with a gaping flapper
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Poor skin care people my estimate is at it's thickest the skin was probably about 3mm thick,  No idea how i managed it campusing, the real question it wtf do i do about it? it's just a huge hole in my skin now, how the hell do i treat this? |
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New Skin, Skin Shield and other liquid bandages can keep it covered while it heals. |
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Htfu and get out the hot iron. Shot of whiskey for you, one for the wound, then get to it |
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Cover it with some antibacterial ointment, gauze and tape. When at all possible let it get some air and breathe. Ointment will keep it supple enough to keep bending your finger while airing it out helps the healing process. This is what I do at least. Product called Climb Skin seems to help me prevent those injuries. |
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I don't think the wound qualifies as a "flapper." |
FrankPS wrote: It was a flapper, I cut off the flap of skin pretty much immediately since I had no tape and was only an hour into the session. |
Eric wrote: 2 hour walk in the rain made them very red. |
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If your looking for a solution to heal it while you are going to be climbing hard and frequently I would let it dry out when not climbing and when you are maybe wrap it in dry gauze and put duct tape over that cause you don't want to break the new skin. Putting a bunch of ointment on it will keep it soft and if you climb hard it will be soggy and never heal. Climbing hard could keep breaking the new skin as well. Keep it dry. If you have time to let it heal for a few days without climbing it should be strong enough skin that you could just put some kind of protective wrap over while climbing to prevent your new skin breaking. |
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Just tape the finger when you're going to climb? If you tape it, it'll heal even if you climb on it. |
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Tagaderm https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/nexcare-tegaderm-transparent-dressings-assorted/ID=prod6329622-product?ext=gooPLA_-_Health_Care&pla&adtype=pla&kpid=sku6276192&sst=70904c01-68f9-4974-a6aa-4be07d6f050f |
