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ou might not be a doctor, but we bet you think you know exactly what to do if you scrape your knee.
First, you might use hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound. Second, you might leave it uncovered at night so it can air out and heal faster. Finally, you might apply some vitamin E cream if you want to prevent an unsightly scar. As pediatricians, we might have recommended the very same steps to care for your child's wounded knee.
But, all of us would have been wrong. Wrong about hydrogen peroxide, wrong about uncovering the wound and wrong about vitamin E.
Now, the ideas behind these steps make sense. Hydrogen peroxide looks like it's working as it bubbles and stings. An uncovered cut seems to dry up, scab and look less moist and open.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/12/vreeman.carroll.medical.myths/index.html?hpt=op_t1
First, you might use hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound. Second, you might leave it uncovered at night so it can air out and heal faster. Finally, you might apply some vitamin E cream if you want to prevent an unsightly scar. As pediatricians, we might have recommended the very same steps to care for your child's wounded knee.
But, all of us would have been wrong. Wrong about hydrogen peroxide, wrong about uncovering the wound and wrong about vitamin E.
Now, the ideas behind these steps make sense. Hydrogen peroxide looks like it's working as it bubbles and stings. An uncovered cut seems to dry up, scab and look less moist and open.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/12/vreeman.carroll.medical.myths/index.html?hpt=op_t1