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Can you use zinc and castor oil cream for infections?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

No: These are okay topical agents for say scraping your knee at the park and there is no place to get real care. Its nice to semi protect the wound and keep it sterile to some degree. However, If tissue gets infected a stronger antibiotic will be needed.

Answered 9/26/2015

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