i have to agree with healing2012. i have done something similar to this but i used non-petroleum jelly. i also used hyaluronic acid. but i actually stopped using the hyaluronic acid the last 2 weeks. just used the jelly. but i am starting to think that mikepylons doctor is on the right page. I think that it was not so much healing it but keeping it moist so that i no longer caused any damage. and this will eventually allow the redness and inflammation to go away. i think this makes the most sense. as much as i usually disagree with doctors. lol