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Can you use peroxide to clean the yellow part out of a burn wound?

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Dr. Erik Borncamp answered

Specializes in Wound care

Yes, but don't: Peroxide is very damaging to the cells that are trying to heal that wound. Usually just soap and water are sufficient to clean a wound. And then a nice sterile dressing, with or without silver. Follow your surgeons recomendations

Answered 2/16/2017

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