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Can i use neosporin cream (neomycin and polymyxin b) for stitches?

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No problem: Depending on where the laceration is... Keep neosporin out of the eyes and mucous membranes.

Answered 5/18/2016

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Can do: Depends really on what the injury/procedure and dressing placed initially. Assuming it was a simple cut that was sutured, sure, neosporin will be fine. Sometimes more elaborate dressings are used containing silver etc, so wouldn't be necessary then.

Answered 5/10/2016

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Not a fan: 15% of population has a skin rash to neomycin, one of the 3 antibiotics in neosporin. I prefer Bacitracin or polymixin.

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Is ok: I generally use a silver dressing.

Answered 3/1/2018

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