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Does using purified sea salt water, several times a day, benefit healing wounds? this specifically concerns new piercings.

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Dr. Scott Bolhack answered

Specializes in Wound care

Sea water: No matter how long I have been in wound care, there always seems to be an endless stream of new products and recommendations. I think that attention to the conditions under which the piercings are done (sterility of tools, for example) requires more due diligence than dealing with problems afterwards. We use sterile Normal Saline all of the time to wash wounds so if it is sterile, i see no issue.

Answered 5/22/2016

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Saline wound clean: Saline solution is often used to keep wounds moist as this is proven to help heal wound more quickly, rather than allowing them to be open and "get oxygen" which only serves to dry the wound out and get a scab that retards healing and makes it more uncomfortable. The body's defenses allow a moist wound to heal better and saline is similar to the normal body's fluids.

Answered 9/19/2016

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