Quote: from nik1 at 1:37 pm on Sep. 6, 2008
Are you saying that you belly has better sense than your brain? Sorry for being a smart ass but I hate those things. Clean it with peroxide or alcohol and apply Neosporin several times a day.

uh, dont clean it with peroxide or alcohol. Both of those are cytocides, meaning that they kill cells/ kill the newly forming cells, and therefore inhibit healing. If you are worried about infection, it is ok to clean with peroxide one time, and after that just use soap.
Clean it while you are in the shower with a mild soap and dont touch it with dirty hands and it'll be fine. You could also do warm sea salt soaks to help draw out any debris that may collect in the wound.