super glue

The best thing I have found is waterproof, air permeable wound dressings. You put them on and leave it on for about a week. They are transparent and you can see the skin growing back each day.

The treatment recommendation for wounds has changed in recent years. Rather than nuke the wound with antiseptic and keep it dry you simply wash it thoroughly with sterile water and seal it with a waterproof dressing. The wound stays moist and clean and your body gets to work repairing itself. The antiseptics and the dryness would slow down the healing process.

Super glue is fine for joining torn skin. Not so good for a blister or a worn hole.

For preventing damage I wear thin booties almost all the time. They stop blisters and damage and give much better grip on the board.

I've been on a several years mission to find better footstraps, have made my own etc etc, and have settled on those EVA foam ones you can sometimes find around.

I've tried antiseptic (tea tree etc) and definitely believe they slow the healing down. When I'm desperate I put cortisone cream on - definitely seems to speed up the healing - but also seems to leave a pretty bad scar once healed... this is not medical advice !!

+1 for super glue on reef cuts

Smear some of this stuff on it...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/General-Discussion/Chat/So-I-ate-a-chili/

...and HTFU

Gorgo said..

The best thing I have found is waterproof, air permeable wound dressings. You put them on and leave it on for about a week. They are transparent and you can see the skin growing back each day.

The treatment recommendation for wounds has changed in recent years. Rather than nuke the wound with antiseptic and keep it dry you simply wash it thoroughly with sterile water and seal it with a waterproof dressing. The wound stays moist and clean and your body gets to work repairing itself. The antiseptics and the dryness would slow down the healing process.

Super glue is fine for joining torn skin. Not so good for a blister or a worn hole.

For preventing damage I wear thin booties almost all the time. They stop blisters and damage and give much better grip on the board.

My old man has sworn by this for years. You cover with elastoplast (tape) and leave it on till it falls off. Acts like a scab, scin can grow underneath. works good.

Tobacco wack that in hold 4 5 mins bleeding stops superglue use it all the time on cuts at work heals really fast no infection & no scaring

Gorgo said..

The best thing I have found is waterproof, air permeable wound dressings. You put them on and leave it on for about a week. They are transparent and you can see the skin growing back each day.

The treatment recommendation for wounds has changed in recent years. Rather than nuke the wound with antiseptic and keep it dry you simply wash it thoroughly with sterile water and seal it with a waterproof dressing. The wound stays moist and clean and your body gets to work repairing itself. The antiseptics and the dryness would slow down the healing process.

Super glue is fine for joining torn skin. Not so good for a blister or a worn hole.

For preventing damage I wear thin booties almost all the time. They stop blisters and damage and give much better grip on the board.

Spot on! Things have changed in wound treatment, the magic stuff is 'Solosite' its a healing gel that helps the skin grow back! Three days of no water or antiseptics on wound, keep covered with tape and presto.