Is wound care ointment good

It is impossible to simply make a "good" or "bad" conclusion. It is a highly targeted wound care tool. If used correctly, it can greatly reduce the risk of infection and speed up healing. If used incorrectly, it may delay recovery or even worsen the injury.

A while ago, my mother was frying fried pork at home. The hot oil splashed out and she caused three rice-sized blisters on the back of her hand. When they burst, there was not much oozing. She first disinfected the blisters with povidone iodine, applied a wound care ointment containing sodium hyaluronate, and then applied a thin layer of sterile dressing. Within three days, the scabs peeled off, leaving not even a red mark. If she had left it alone before, she always liked to leave the burnt area to dry and get some water on it, which would have caused pain for at least a week and would easily leave pigmentation. There is also Uncle Zhang, who has diabetes downstairs in my house. His heels are prone to dryness and cracking in the winter, and ordinary moisturizers are not effective at all. The doctor prescribed him a hypoallergenic closed wound ointment. After applying it, he wrapped it with a layer of plastic wrap. The opening healed in four or five days, and it did not turn into an ulcer like in previous years.

But this thing is really not omnipotent, and there are many cases where it will cause chaos if used incorrectly. Last month, my brother suffered a two-centimeter-long cut while playing football, and there were a lot of debris from the plastic track on it. He didn't dare to tell his parents, so he took out the traditional Chinese medicine wound ointment at home and applied it on it. As a result, the area around the wound became red and swollen the next day, and even started to swell. Pus leaked out. When he went to the hospital for debridement, the doctor scolded him, saying that for such a deep, contaminated, and bleeding wound, the first thing to do was debridement and suturing. The ointment has strong sealing properties. Applying it directly is equivalent to covering all the bacteria in the wound. It would be strange if there is no infection. Also, after my colleague squeezed his acne a while ago, he randomly applied the eczema ointment with hormones at home as a care product. The wound was originally a small wound, but it suddenly swelled into a hard red pimple, and it took almost half a month to get rid of the itchiness.

It is normal for the opinions on this thing on the Internet to be polarized. Some people say that it is an IQ tax and disinfection with iodophor is enough. Others say that all wounds need to be smeared to heal quickly. In fact, both opinions go to extremes. Just think of them like rain boots. Wearing them on rainy days can prevent water and mud. Wearing them in the summer when the temperature is over 30 degrees will definitely make your feet stink. There is no right or wrong in itself, it all depends on the scene in which they are used.

By the way, you have to be careful when choosing. Regular wound care ointments are Class II medical devices and must have a registered trademark. Different ingredients correspond to completely different applicable scenarios: those containing silver ions are suitable for contaminated wounds with a risk of infection, and those containing hyaluronic acid and collagen The white one is suitable for superficial minimally invasive wounds with damaged skin barriers, while the pure Vaseline-based one is suitable for dry, cracked and frostbite wounds without leakage. If you mix it up, for example, if you use pure Vaseline for a wound with a lot of exudation, the exudate will not be drained out, and it will definitely accumulate pus and aggravate infection.

I now have two or three different types at home. I usually use the repair model for small scrapes and blisters. In winter, I use the Vaseline model for cracked heels. When I encounter deep cuts or heavy bleeding, I go straight to the hospital. I have never had any mistakes after using them. To put it bluntly, there are no good products, only those who know how to use them.