open wonds how do i close

[bcsoma14]

i am 18 and in august 2009 i got run over by a truck, i had a badi cut in my side and it healed perfectly fine, but in october my leg started hurting and  it was that i has dirt in in a cut that was there and it was almost healed. my leg was badly infected and i had to have 3 surgery tryin to clean up the dead tissue, they got it all out and there was a hole in my leg for about 6 months. the hole is filled in but it will not heal over it scabs over but it wont heal it has been doing this since december it is now may, my surgent didnt no how to close it so he let me go to let it close on his own and he didnt want to see me again. the summer is coming and i want to find a way to close it so i can enjoy my summer, please help me

[ksukumar1984]

hello madam,

thanks for ur reponse, but i cant fully understand ur reply but now i looking better treatment. whether plastic surgery or tablets.

    now i taking tablets and put on a oinments

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Since you have had debridement, dressings are to be applied which are to be changed periodically. In debridement, dead tissue is removed so that the remaining living tissue can adequately heal. Superficial opened wound can heal by secondary intention phenomenon, but if wound is a deep one,then resuturing of the wound is done.This is done only when healthy pink granulation tissue is seen after debridement and regular dressings.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[martikadragoon]

You need to be dressing this wound daily 1-2x a day using clean STERILE water, and gauze. If this area is deep enough to be packed with damp gauze use saline water on the gauze, pack the wound and then use dry gauze on top, wrap it snugly.

This should allow it to begin healing. My son had an open chest wound (after open heart surgery and complications) and we had to do this to allow it to heal.

[jelyse]

i dont really understand what this has to do with herpes?