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How is an open cut with dry blood under the skin supposed to heal? will it scab? what am i supposed to do to help it heal?
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Inflammation&repair: The body has significant healing powers and a complex process to heal your injury is already in progress. The wound will shrink and ultimately form a scab which will then gradually shrink then fall off. Keep the wound clean and dry for 24 hours, then leave it open to air. Your body will do the rest. thanks for trusting HealthTap!
Answered 6/23/2015
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Wash and lubricate: Wounds heal best if kept moist. Vaseline and Aquaphor are very effective. Water is good. Avoid peroxide, alcohol, iodine. Avoid herbs. Avoid bacitracin, neosporin, triple antibiotic. All these antiseptics and antibiotics are useless and often interfere with healing. Keeping wounds dry was in old textbooks but we know better after careful study. Don't be a sucker for claims for some magic herb to p
Answered 11/2/2017
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