Does it look like healing going normal. I still have some bleeding at night.

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I had MOHS on my left nostil and near the crease. I had a graft and dissolvable stitches too. It hasn't been a week. I still get some bleeding at night and my graft looks white clearish now. Is this normal. I still keep it covered and clean with 50/50 water and hydrogen peroxide and lots of vaseline.

John Louis Ratz, MD · Answer

I am not a big fan of skin graft repairs because of the difficulty in getting a good match for color and texture but, that being said, your graft looks viable. If the graft had not taken, it would be black by now. The small amount of bleeding you have experienced is unfortunate, but not uncommon. Additionally, studies have shown that hydrogen peroxide, while superb at cleaning such wounds, can cause a delay in wound healing. I abandoned it over twenty years ago in favor of sterile normal saline (0.9% salt water is the same concentration as your body fluids, doesn't sting or burn, is soothing and does a good job with daily wound care) on my wound-care instructions for patients.I hope this helps.          jlr

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