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Is It Safe to Use Lubricating Jelly in Place of Vaseline to Heal an Open Wound?

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Finding the Vaseline difficult to cover/apply to the open wound from MOHS surgery on top of my husband's head .. Is it safe to use a Personal Lubricant Jelly ??

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