As I understand it, the no comfrey for puncture rules has more to not trapping bacteria in. After 48 hours, I use is liberally. My son got stitches and they kept the skin together but it wasn’t healing well. After 4 days I got fed up with the poor stitching job and just slathered it in a comfrey, lemon balm and calendula salve. 24 hours later, the wound was closed up and within a few days, we removed the stitches. If it were me and my kid and it had been 10 days, I would definitely be using comfrey there and at least around the outer edges to encourage healing of both the wound and the bone.

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Jennifer K

Jennifer K wrote:

My son was in a motorcycle accident last week and has a compound break of his tibia, fractured fibula and ankle and shoulder. He had surgery 10 days ago and had a boot but is able to now unwrap the dressing. I have been cautious to use comfrey or anything on his leg yet since I didn’t want the external wound to heal faster than internal (the no puncture wound comfrey rule). I have used a comfrey tincture spray on his should and knee but not the rest of his leg that has a lot of stitches. At what point can I use the comfrey tincture on his leg? And in the meantime is a plantain/calendula tincture ok to use?

I wouldn’t hesitate to use comfrey on a post-surgical wound. I don’t put it right on the stitches, but anywhere near the incision it will do the trick.