Infectious Disease 53 years experience. Won't help: Petroleum jelly won't help cuts heal and will not effectively prevent infection. Better for them to be exposed to air, and petroleum jelly blocks it. William Harris commented. Family Medicine 33 years experience. Yash Khanna answered. Family Medicine 57 years experience.
You use a Bandaid: You do not use Petrolium Jelly on any cut. First you clean it if it is dirty or contaminated and cover with a band aid. You may use Bacitraci,neosporine or another Antibiotic ointment but keep it covered with a Band Aid. But no Petroleum Jelly expired or not. Ask U. Educational text answers on HealthTap are not intended for individual diagnosis, treatment or prescription.
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As your skin heals, a scar may form, as this is a natural part of the healing process. Whenever your skin is injured—whether by accident or from surgery—your body works to repair the wound. The appearance of a scar often depends on how well the wound heals. They found that a microscopic protein film forms rapidly over a wound as part of the natural clotting process. Medical imaging reveals the film - made up of a substance called fibrin - has tiny pores that let air reach the wound but are too small to allow bacteria and some viruses to pass through.
Prof Ariens said: "We did laboratory and animal studies which showed this film could be a barrier against microbial infection for at least 12 hours, and this gives the immune system time to get white blood cells to the wound to counteract any infection.
Prof Ariens said: "If you get a scrape or a cut it is best to let it clot for half an hour to let the film form. Do clean it of course if it needs it, but the clot will make its own perfect plaster. After that, it might not be so bad to add petroleum jelly, but before then, from our findings, it appears to damage this film. Independent wound care advisor Jacqui Fletcher, who is also the clinical editor of the journal Wound UK, said: "You do see it used in sports.
Is it OK to put petroleum jelly on a wound? Petroleum jelly prevents the wound fromdrying out and forming a scab; wounds with scabs takelongerto heal. This will also help prevent a scar from getting toolarge,deep or itchy. As long as the wound is cleaned daily,it isnot necessary to use anti-bacterial ointments.
Romy Bailleul Explainer. What should I put on a cut? Cover the area with a bandage such as gauze oraBand-Aid to help prevent infection and dirt from getting inthe wound. A first aid antibiotic ointment Bacitracin,Neosporin, Polysporin can be applied to help preventinfection andkeep the wound moist. Continued care to the wound isalso important.
Alarico Hereza Explainer. How do you treat a fresh wound? Home care for minor wounds. Isak Barre Pundit. Is peroxide good for cuts? Using hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcoholtoclean an injury can actually harm the tissue and delay healing. Thebest way to clean a minor wound is with cool running water andmildsoap. Rinse the wound for at least five minutes to removedirt,debris, and bacteria.
Eutimia Tulman Pundit. Does Neosporin speed up healing? Antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin helpwounds heal by keeping out infection and by keepingthewound clean and moist. Most cuts and scrapes heal withoutantibiotic ointment.
But it can make healing gofaster andhelp reduce scarring. Ibana Zugarre Pundit. How long does a deep cut take to heal?
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