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How to remove gauze from open wound
A female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
If it is stuck down: You may need to soak it first.
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653 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 24 years experience
Consult your doctor: There are a variety of wound care products each with specific indications and contraindications. There are various different types of wounds, each req... Read More
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4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Dinh Buianswered
Dentistry 25 years experience
Warm salt water: Warm salt solution should dissolve the fibrin clot and allow for gauze removal.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
38 years experience
Traction: With time the water will loosen things enough that you can pull the gauze off. Then clean the wound and cover it with a different product that doesn't... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Daily: I would change daily till further notice from your surgeon.
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90 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yvette Kratzberganswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
The best way is to use sterile saline. Apply another sterile gauze soaked in sterile saline and allow the stuck gauze to become rehydrated. After 10 m... Read More
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Answered Jan 13, 2023
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardinanswered
Wound care 38 years experience
How big a wound?: Where is the wound and what caused it. In most cases calamine should come off with gentle flushing lots of cool water. If uncertain check with a do... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Keloids: Depending...Keloids can be surgically removed, injected with cortisone to shrink the size or left alone. Laser treatments are now addressing keloids ... Read More
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5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Rhoadesanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
Need to see: Difficult to answer without visual inspection of the open wound. Depends on the length, depth, and if there is any sign of infection.
Keep the area c... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Marekanswered
Plastic Surgery 25 years experience
Vaseline: You shouldn't have to melt it. As it warms to body temp it softens. The easiest thing to do may be to put some Vaseline on a band-aid and apply it o... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Mariaelaina Sumasanswered
Neurosurgery 34 years experience
See doctor: If you were bleeding from your hemorrhoid then your Hematocrit (blood count) maybe low which can be a cause of feeling faint and extremely weak. You ... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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