I was cutting my pubic hair with scissors and i accidently cut my scrotum. I washed it with soap and put dettol on the cut both today and yesterday. The cut is very small and bleeds a little bit but it is a bit red around the area of the cut. Is it infected?
Hello, since you say that the cut is small, it will heal itself in 48hrs and form a small scar in 4 days, in the meantime clean your wound with antiseptic lotion and apply antibiotic ointment like tobramycin, don't forget to wash your hands before that. Also you should get tetanus and gas gangrene prophylaxis done. And if you are a smoker avoid smoke as smoking delays wound healing. The redness that you see is due to inflammation, which is a natural process of wound healing, so eat healthy and have a lot of fruits rich in vitamin C (it C helps in healing) do note that if you are a diabetic or taking steroids then you wound will heal slow, so It's advised to take antibiotic for prophylaxis