Common wound care myths busted | Ohio State Health & Discovery
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Myth #2: Keep Your Wound Completely Dry to Heal.Myth #3: A Topical Antibiotic Cream Improves Wound Healing.Myth #4: Keep The Wound Open and Exposed to Air to Help It Heal better.Myth #5: Applying Butter to Burn Wounds Helps Ease The pain.Myth #6: Saltwater Helps to Cleanse and Heal A wound.This may have some truth, but some have argued that the moist wound environment, rather than the antibiotic, promotes wound healing. A study comparing white petroleum ointments (such as Vaseline or Aquaphor) with an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin, Neosporin or Bacitracin) showed no significant difference in wound infection...See more on health.osu.edu This may have some truth, but some have argued that the moist wound environment, rather than the antibiotic, promotes wound healing. A study comparing white petroleum ointments (such as Vaseline or Aquaphor) with an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin, Neosporin or Bacitracin) showed no significant difference in wound infection...
This may have some truth, but some have argued that the moist wound environment, rather than the antibiotic, promotes wound healing. A study comparing white petroleum ointments (such as Vaseline or Aquaphor) with an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin, Neosporin or Bacitracin) showed no significant difference in wound infection...
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