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Suggest Treatment For Burnt Wound On The Inner Arm
I encountered a burn on the inner part of my forearm while using a pizzelle iron. The lid of the iron was open and as I reached over it unfortunately made contact with it. This happened 3 days ago. Initally, I applied aloe vera gel to ease the pain, which worked. Yesterday, while drying off after a shower I accidently went over the area with the towel and the burnt skin lifted up. Carefully, I removed most of the burnt skin and as the area looked clean but reddish I applied a little Neosporin and a dura-weave fabric band-aid which I left on today until showering. My question is: am I doing the correct thing and how do I proceed in treating this burn which is approximately 1 x 1 sq.? How do I keep it clean and should I continue to cover it? I am an active tennis player and don t want it getting durty or have contact with the sun. Thank you.
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, better to keep the wound open and apply silver sulphadiazine care needs to be taken for infection clean the wound with antiseptic lotion or liquid it will be healed soon cream hope this information helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Burnt Wound On The Inner Arm
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, better to keep the wound open and apply silver sulphadiazine care needs to be taken for infection clean the wound with antiseptic lotion or liquid it will be healed soon cream hope this information helps.