Road Rash newbie!!

[RoadRaven]

Hi there all...

Always awful to hear of crashes and injuries, part of the package with cycling, but always hope it never happens...

When I took a super tumble earlier in the year I didn't need stiches but I did have some significant patches of skin missing.
The doctor cleaned the places, swabbed them in iodine and then stuck this stretchy "stuff" on it... now I don't know the name of it but I swear by it now and use it for any cuts and grazes the kids get that will take a few days to heal.

So I'll do my best to describe it and maybe someone knows what it is called (its prolly called something different overseas anyways)

Its white and it is a fabric finish on one side, and sticky on the other. There is no guaze or fabric finsih. You clean and dry the wound and stick this stuff straight onto the surface. It is water-resisitent and will stay on for several weeks (thats how long I left is on my legs and elbows...) with complete disregard for rain, showers or baths. In the meantime, your graze is completely protected underneath and forms the scab which is essential to healing well... it is not disturbed by constant cleaning and redressing and when you are ready you simply coat it in babyoil and ease it off... the new skin underneath needs protection from the sun for a week or so, and then vitually or completely scarless... I am completely impressed.

The other cool thing is that it stretches with you as your skin moves and flexes and that tightening sensation as you heal is minimised or just not there

Good luck and good healing

Arohanui
Raven