
Self-Injury Support Group
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I have some cuts that are starting to show signs of infection... I keep my cuts bandgaged up and I use hydrogen peroxide and cream right before I cover them and they are almost always covered unless I'm changing the bandage (which is after I cut again) Now when I first started to cut I didnt cover them and they started to get infected when they did I decided that I would cover them and I have been ever since... Now Im doing everything that I can changing the bandages at least once a day and always cleaning with the peroxide and putting cream on it before I re-bandage... I dont understand why the smaller cuts that I make are the ones that seem to be getting infected ( I make large gashes with a hunting knife and small cuts with a razor blade) I would think that it would be the other way around that the deep cuts would be more at risk... However it seems to always be the small ones that are getting infected. Does anyone have any advice or thoughts as to why the small ones do seem to get infected and the large ones dont It doesnt make any sense to me...
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i guess i would probably stay away from the peroxide as well. cleaning them with water...or soap and water, and then putting on the antibiotic ointment should be enough. ever tried the new skin stuff...kinda like glueing the cuts back together. that might help more than just bandaging. that way, absolutely nothing can get in the cuts. it's pretty neat stuff. i thought i needed stitches once and went to the ER, but they ended up putting that stuff on and it worked very well. i liked it. give it a try!
either way clean the blades or use new ones when u cut ...
and the other thing like others said here ... don't mess around with the wounds after cutting by putting cream and bandages on ..
after cutting (usually the bleeding stops after a while) just rinse it off with water a bit and then leave it.
Mandy
Don't let anything touch them, them bandage when you have to (go to sleep, have to put clothes over them, etc.)
this works best for me.
sunshine