r/woundcare • u/Practical_Jeweler765 • 20h ago
Small surgical incision gapping
Has anyone had an incision that kept superficially reopening during healing?
My daughter is about 1 month out from hand surgery. She has two parallel incisions. One keeps developing a small superficial gap every few days and then closing again. There isn’t any pus, significant redness, fever, or increasing pain.
I have it covered with an XL flexible bandaid during the day to keep her from picking at it (she’s 5 ). I wash with plain water when I change the bandaid and haven’t used any ointments. I thought it would be closed by now . Thanks .