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Do wounds heal faster when they are covered with band-aids?

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Band aid/minor wound: Wounds respond to cleaning, drainage management. Band aids can cover and protect a small wound and they also comfort children who can be scared with a bleeding skin abrasion. However, band aids also trap moisture and provide an environment for bacterial growth if not changed frequently. In adults band aids are not as useful.

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Dr. Marshall Solomon answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Initially but wounds: Initially but wounds should be kept clean and dry.

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