Can very aggressively rubbing a healing wound bed damage tissue or set back the healing process? (Photo)

December 7, 2021
Asked By:Bob720 in Jackson Township, New Jersey

I went for a second opinion and the Dr went into a wound that was starting to heal, slowly fill in , and get lighter He started to extremely aggressively rub and clean the inside of the healing wound bed which made it it very red irritated raw and appeared to make it larger again. Could he have damaged the healing process and tissue and set me back several months ?

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Answer: Improving Scar Healing / Scar After Care -- Silagen + Bioshield, Lasers (Fraxel), Microneedling/PRP

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Answer: Improving Scar Healing / Scar After Care -- Silagen + Bioshield, Lasers (Fraxel), Microneedling/PRP

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