Destroyed my skin. Help??

Never split this bad before. Obviously I need time off.
But what kind of care can I give it for maximum healing of the skin? It is clean that’s just imprisoned dry blood around it. Put neosporin on it last night. Extremely painful to climb on. Obvi. And how long until it’s good to climb on? Was planning on maybe 4-5 rest days.

This took about 10 days. 

Ah that’s fucked. But yeah may need some serious rest. What did you do as far as covering it? Dry vs wet? Antibiotics vs none

A little neosporin, tape and go climbing

Never had one that bad, but typically you'd sand the edges down as much as you can so that nothing pulls on the split making it larger.  Sanding and taping before climbing helps a lot.  You can also salve it at night right before bed.  

So that guy would get packed with salve every night and wrapped in tape.

I would still train which would involve tape new skin and super glue. (Edit) constant sanding was part of the process. 

Tristan Bradford wrote:

Never split this bad before. Obviously I need time off.
But what kind of care can I give it for maximum healing of the skin? It is clean that’s just imprisoned dry blood around it. Put neosporin on it last night. Extremely painful to climb on. Obvi. And how long until it’s good to climb on? Was planning on maybe 4-5 rest days.

Neosporin and taped during the day, open it up let it air out and heal at night.

As a add to the neosporin/bandaid combo, try to heal it in a straight position so that opening it doesn’t re-split. If your dip joint is hypermobile, you should also do a thin layer of salve under tape when climbing to keep it moist enough that it doesn’t split under the tape.
keep taping and bandaiding after it heals for awhile. Your skin is still prone to re-splitting for awhile once healed

Helpful thank you!

Tradiban wrote:

Neosporin and taped during the day, open it up let it air out and heal at night.

I agree with the Neosporin and tape during the day but reapply the salve with a breathable bandage at night.

Medical data shows that all minor skin injuries heal twice as fast if you keep them covered, even without the salve.

And has been said, sanding/cutting off the calluses that caused the split is necessary. 

Todd Berlier wrote:

when I get these I clean them, coat a little tincture of benzoin around the wound, put neosporin and a band aid then another piece of clothe tape over all of it and go climbing (on your home woody at this time of course). definitely no time off needed.  

Nope, absolutely no reason to stay home right now.

/s

John Byrnes wrote:

I agree with the Neosporin and tape during the day but reapply the salve with a breathable bandage at night.

Medical data shows that all minor skin injuries heal twice as fast if you keep them covered, even without the salve.

Only IF you have a breathable bandage, all of which aren't created equal. Lacking supplies or just too cheap to buy any (dirty bags), put some neo on it at night and leave uncovered unless you have a nice breathable bandage. If you wake up look under the bandage and the wound is pruned, ya blew it, and lost a night of healing.

Tradiban wrote: If you wake up look under the bandage and the wound is pruned, ya blew it, and lost a night of healing.

Wrong again, but I'm not gonna argue with a troll.

John Byrnes wrote:

Wrong again, but I'm not gonna argue with a troll.

Good. Because I get cut up at worked constantly and have tried it all. My method is the best, hands down. Don't knock it till you try it.

Tradiban wrote:

Good. Because I get cut up at worked constantly and have tried it all. My method is the best, hands down. Don't knock it till you try it.

I’ve tried it. I knock it 

John Byrnes wrote:

I agree with the Neosporin and tape during the day but reapply the salve with a breathable bandage at night.

Medical data shows that all minor skin injuries heal twice as fast if you keep them covered, even without the salve.

And has been said, sanding/cutting off the calluses that caused the split is necessary. 

John what am I looking for in a breathable bandage? I agree it seems like when it’s pruned it heals slower. I’ve been loosely putting a bandaid on it at night with some salve neosporin combo. It’s so deep though I imagine i need 5+ more days to heal it completely.

This is what it looks like today 

Jon Frisby wrote:

I’ve tried it. I knock it 

What was your protocol? Maybe we can fine-tune your treatment for better results.

Tristin, looks better! pack that baby with neo and tape during the day so you can climb on it, clean really good at night, air it out, and then reapply neo before bed time. Should be 100 in a day or two.

You should keep trimming back the edges and sanding, as it’s looking a bit more jagged than your first pix

Try super glue.  It bonds instantly to skin and provides some strength to the damaged area, so that it will stop tearing as it heals.  I use super glue in a gel because it is easier to control application. Do not bond it to your band-aid or tape though. 

Will do. Thanks boys