Well, I had my first tumble over the handle bars at 25 mph onto the street. I was very lucky and only sustained 1 patch of road rash to my forearm/elbow. the center was pretty deep and a week later it's still oozing. I did some research to find some good healing tools and I came across some reccommendations for Johnson and Johnson FirstAid Advanced Care, Advanced healing Adhesive pads... so i went out and bought some. OH MY GOSH! I just got home and am truly amazed! it's this rubberly like pad that you stick to your wound and you place your hand over it to warm and "melt" it to your skin... it is the coolest thing ever... you can leave it on for up to a week and it cushions the wound too... i don't know if it will help or not with healing my gash, but it already seems like it will... check it out!