Sunday, May 23, 2010

I had a slight bike accident and have just had 7 stitches today...?

I unfortunately fell on concrete and know have a number of abrasions on my left forearm, hands, knee and right shoulder. I also have a large abrasion on the right of my face and a cut above and running into my eyebrows - almost everywhere.I went to A%26E and they stitched my eyebrows - 7 stitches.
I also have a number of abrasions. I have washed them with warm water and antiseptics. What should I do in order to keep my abrasion wounds clean?
Is it possible to reduce scarring by eating certain foods?
How can I reduce scarring in the long run?
Answer:
just keep the wounds clean and dry. Tea Tree oil and lavender oil are great ante septics. Put a few drops of them in water and bathe.
glad you were not more seriously injured.take vitamin c supplements if you like.
Increase fresh fruit and veg intake. Eat chicken, fish and beef. You don;t need to go over the top but just eat healthily.
Scaring is difficult to stop, i had an operation earlier this year they say to rub vaseline into it, it can help it heal. You shouldn't be left with a massive scar but it will take a year to go down to a white line. Warm water and salt, great antiseptic but it stings.Hope you get better soon x
The best way to prevent a scar is to prevent a scab from forming . Keep the area clean and moist with antibiotic ointment .When a scab starts to form clean the area gently until the scab is removed and keep it moist with the ointment . after its healed there are over the counter products to minimize scarring
Not very nice, but an old remedy was to use maggots, they ate away the scabs, reducing scarring %26 infection.
cocobutter on scarring,mild soap dial microbial or other mild soap
Try some salt in water mixture- 1 teaspoon in a cup of water helps healing process nicely
Hydrogen peroxide is a good one for cleaning of wounds -Check out the article below about Vitamin E and scarring:

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