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2006-09-16 07:28:26 · 7 answers · asked by nittanyisland2000 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
covering wounds helps to prevent it from coming in contact with dirt and bacteria that could cause infection before the wound has had a chance to scab over. In cases where wounds are very deep, bandaging helps the process of healing because the bandage can hold the wound together.
Changing your bandage/bandaid must be done to keep bacteria from building up under a dirty bandage and negating the healing process. A damp, dirty place like under a week-old bandaid is a lovely spot for bacteria to build up.
Sunshine and fresh air have nothing to do with wound healing, but a clean, dry wound will heal faster. This is why you should take a bandage off when a wound is scabbed over unless it's in a place that could tear the wound again. Then, it should be bandaged and rebandaged until the wound is healed enough for exposue to everyday life.
Many minor wounds heal fast without the need for bandaging.
2006-09-16 07:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by Protagonist 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, moist skin heals faster and it doesn't scar as badly as dry skin. Ask any doctor. I always use some kind of antibiotic ointment along with a bandaid, that way it stays moist, and keeps bacteria at bay at the same time.
Keeping it dry to let oxygen get to the platelets doesn't make sense to me. Blood already has oxygen in it, so why would "letting the air get to it" do anything besides let bacteria in? Pressure is what causes platelets to clot.
2006-09-16 08:19:26 · answer #2 · answered by Poison Ivy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To promote the body's natural healing process. The air helps the wound to scab over, bandages often deter this.
2006-09-16 07:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by bitchenbrod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't like using bandaids, the wound usually heals faster with out one because it dries faster, with a bandaid, it seems to cook the wound, or steam it, finger is moist and wrinkly... and wound is open longer
2006-09-16 07:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Bribaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the platelets need oxygen to clot.
in other words, it would make a wound heal faster, but without bandaid there can be a risk of infection.
2006-09-16 07:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sunshine & Fresh Air are some of the best things you can do for most any wound or injury.
2006-09-16 07:32:05 · answer #6 · answered by luckyaz128 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moisture builds up beneath a band-aid- making a wonderland for bacteria that cause infection. Letting air get to it, the moisture doesn't build up- therefore less chance of infection.
2006-09-16 07:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋