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Most good dry suit underwear for cold water is made of material which will
keep you warm even if you are damp.  When my old suit was getting past the
point of no return, it leaked a lot, but I was never too cold to function,
even in the Great Lakes which are typically 37-44 degrees F at depth.  These
were recreational dives, so long decompression was not an issue.

If you are concerned about this you can do what haz-mat divers do, and wear a
dry suit over their dry suit.  This way you have two layers to penetrate
before a leak would be catastrophic.  When my suit was a damp suit all of the
time, I just wore a wet suit as the insulation underneath.  It was plenty
warm, even if it got wet.

By the way, I'm VERY happy to have a new dry suit these days, one that keeps
me warm and dry.
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