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Would polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) help heal the cuts on my thigh faster?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Healing: No. They may prevent infection. But they do nothing to cause nature to change the way it heals a wound in your body.

Answered 8/11/2014

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A member asked:

Would polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) help heal the cuts on my thigh faster?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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