Our friend got a deep cut between his toes and cleaned it, put clear ointment on it and has had it bandaged for 1 week/kept it out of water etc. He looked at it today and there is a white layer across the wounded area, no blood. He washed it with soap and water (didn t scrub it) and the white is still there. Should he use a q-tip and rubbing alcohol directly on the white stuff to get it off? It doesn t appear swollen and isn t red.
Hi, Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns. It seems that your wound is healing, and the white layer is fibrous slougChatDoctorposed of fibrin and serum containing white cells and proteins. This layer gets thicker to protect the wound from getting Chat Doctor.  Wounds heal by filling in from the bottom. Clean your wound with antibacterial solutions and not with soap & water and then apply the antibacterial ointment (e.g. mupirocin topical) & cover with a non-adherent