BB. Yes, I know they look awful..sometimes really bad. One thing I had thought about is some folks may have told you to use pure hydrogen peroxide. In and of itself is a very good thing for initial cleaning period. You must rinse and irrigate the wound after use because it will continue to "eat" at the raw skin and the wound will not heal properly. Good thing to use for inital cleaning but make sure you rinse the area well. I realize that was redundent (sp) however, would much rather be that than have a superficial wound heal more slowly .