I had stiches put in my leg after a board flew out from under the truck and hit me?

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Lay off the peroxide, it isn't helping matters. You don't need to worry about keeping it cleaner than you can get with a regular shower. The skin in the area will be slightly swollen. You damaged skin that has to be repaired. There's extra blood supply to the area to help do that, and the swelling tends to encourage you to keep your hands off it and take care not to bang it. You don't even need to put Neosporin on it. By now the outer skin is healed closed, and the repairs are all underneath where the ointment can't reach. Peroxide kills healthy cells as well, and keeps the whole thing moist. A dry cut heals faster than a wet one. So just put on the bandage, and leave it be in peace.
 
Lay off the peroxide, it isn't helping matters. You don't need to worry about keeping it cleaner than you can get with a regular shower. The skin in the area will be slightly swollen. You damaged skin that has to be repaired. There's extra blood supply to the area to help do that, and the swelling tends to encourage you to keep your hands off it and take care not to bang it. You don't even need to put Neosporin on it. By now the outer skin is healed closed, and the repairs are all underneath where the ointment can't reach. Peroxide kills healthy cells as well, and keeps the whole thing moist. A dry cut heals faster than a wet one. So just put on the bandage, and leave it be in peace.
 
I had six stiches sunday night in my right shin. my leg feels puffy below the injury. is this normal. I had a tetnis shot and have been putting neosporin and peroxide on it to keep it clean but it seems that my leg is swelled in that area below the injury please help
 
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