my keloids won't go away? do i n eed my earlobes cut?

Question

Is it normal to have keloids on the earlobe?

Answer 1

No.: That may make things worse.

Answer 2

A problem: Earlobe keloids can be difficult to treat. However, there are a number of approaches that can be successful. It is best to see a plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon to be examined and find out your options. Good luck!

Answer 3

Nails: I like to use either a safety scissor or file. I have several parents a year who use the clipper and accidentally get the skin, which is a highly vascularized area which can bleed easily. The parent usually feels pretty awful, so i don't like the clipper.

Answer 4

Very very carefully: Avoid trimming a baby's nails unless they are too long, because it is very easy to accidentally cut the skin that is attached under the nail!

Answer 5

Carefully!!: If one parent does nail mantainance while the other is feeding the baby, this when the baby will be most relaxed. Use either a blunt baby scissors or a nail file to file them.

Answer 6

Easier to File them: Infants' nails grow fast, and need to be trimmed at least a few times per week to prevent them from scratching themselves. Cutting an infant's nail is not as easy as it looks and occasionally a parent might nick the tip of the finger. Filing the nails with an emory board (they make infant ones) is much easier to perform and without the risk of cutting the finger.

Answer 7

Nail trimmer or file: You can use baby nail clippers or you can file the baby's nails. The nails in infants are very small and thin and file right off with an emery board.

Answer 8

File them: I recommend neither cutting baby's nails, no matter how sharp they might be, nor using gloves over their hands. Cutting those tiny nails can be hazardous; it's easy to snip part of a finger off. And putting gloves on their hands limits the information that they can get from the outside world - would you put a mask over their eyes? Instead, get a cardboard file (emory board) - it works just fine.

Answer 9

Filing is best: File baby nails ,

Answer 10

Sandpaper: A grandmother showed me this trick decades ago. I use a simple 1X3 inch piece of heavy duty (wet/dry) sandpaper in 100-180 grit.If you use it free form to file the nails it can do the job in less than a minute on both hands.The paper conforms to the curves better than a file and using it lightly assures you won't injure the skin.

Answer 11

How many weeks?: The first several months of life babies nails are so soft that you can carefully simply "peel them off" with your fingers. After they harden, take the soft edge of a nail file and gently file until they feel smooth to the touch. Don't forget about trying "socks on hands" during naps and bedtime, that works great to keep the little ones from scratching their little faces accidentally! Congrats!

Answer 12

Yes: The "final" part of the delivery is a very special event for both partners...In almost all cases of a routine delivery, every physician at my hospital allows -- even pushes for -- the partner to cut the umbilical cord. The only exception, unfortunately, is a c-section, which, of course, is a real surgery. Adding extra people (like partners) into the mix increases the risk of infection.

Answer 13

Umbilical Cord: Discuss this issue with the doctor beforehand. There is usually no problems doing this so long as your partner has maintained appropriate cleanliness in the delivery area.

Answer 14

Talk to your doctor: This is best discussed with the person responsible for your care.

Answer 15

No.: But getting rid of standing water can certainly limit their breeding sites.

Answer 16

Unlikely to help: U can decrease a local mosquito population by eliminating breeding sites.Old tires, water catching toys, flower pots, barrels, bird baths, drainage ditches, etc are all sites of larval production.Depending on the area, public control measures may be required.Avoiding dusk or dawn activities & using loose long sleeved clothing helps. Repellants also help.

Answer 17

No: Mosquitoes multiply in standing water, not grass.

Answer 18

It won't help: Neosporin may help preventing a small/superficial cut from infection, but once infected, epscially in deep wounds, it won't do much at all. The infected wound may need to be drained/cleansed and an oral antibiotic is likely needed. I would keep wound dry/clean and consult doc as soon as possible to minimize the wound from getting worse--infection may get to your blood stream(very bad). Good luck.

Answer 19

Should not: Though it may change speach patterns and they may need to learn how to use the muscles of the tongue more, it should not be a concern. Usually it will free up the tongue and allow them to make the proper pronunciations (s's/t's). You should work with them to help them make the proper sounds now that they can.

Answer 20

No..: Speech is a learned neuromuscular behavioral pattern, and a frenulectomy would not generally impair your ability to execute these previously learned motor activities. Quite the opposite-- it should improve the tongue's range of motion. If there was any pre-existing speech impairment, consultation with a speech pathologist may help you to exploit the benefits of frenulectomy to improve your speech.

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