I have a cut on my leg about 3mm wide and 8cm long. No more than 1mm deep. I don't know how quickly it should heal or how to tell if it's infected. How can I treat it?
د. Beatrice Khater,
طب الأسرة
- Cleaning your wound daily with betadine or a local antiseptic is important.
It is infected if the borders are red, painful and you have pus coming out of the wound (yellowish, thick and sticky substa... إقرأ أكثر
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'M of the type that when i cover my wound with wound sticker it get a liquid layer (white) on the top.y?what r the cures?is keepin it incontact to direct air helpful?is betedine helpful?rply fast plz!
د. Salim Saab,
طب الأذن والحنجرة
- It's normal to have this white liquid layer which is due to a granulation tissue reaction. Keeping it in direct contact with in the early phase of the wound (first 6 days) is not helpful because ... إقرأ أكثر
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