Here’s what everyone should know about WOUNDS:
1.
Wounds heal only in a humid
environment. Dry skin cells, like dry leaves on a tree,
are DEAD.
2.
Scabs form as nature's way of preventing
the skin from drying out. Scabs CREATE a moist environment UNDER THE SCAB that allows cells
to multiply .
3.
That’s why wounds heal
best when COVERED.
4.
You can create the healing
environment (and AVOID THE SCAB) by NOT exposing the wound to air.
Ever. The oxygen comes from the blood that feeds the skin cells, not the air
directly.
5.
It takes longer for a wound to
heal if allowed to form a scab, vs. a dressing.
6.
To prevent the bandage from
sticking, apply an ointment (containing NO water- you have to read the label)
before bandaging. ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT has been shown to be no better than plain
petroleum jelly or similar healing ointment. The most familiar products are
Vaseline and Aquaphor.
7.
A bandage can be left on a
clean wound for several days at a time. There is no need for daily dressing
changes unless the bandage gets soaked.
8.
Open wounds (as opposed to sutured surgical wounds) RARELY BECOME
INFECTED if they are cleaned before dressing. Signs of infection include
SIGNIFICANT increase in pain and redness several days following the injury.
Sincerely yours,
June 16, 2015
