I fell about a month and a half ago and hurt my leg pretty bad. I'm all healed minus a very nasty large scab on the center of my shin. Does anyone know if there is a way to get scab off without reopening the sore on my leg?
2007-06-14 17:44:08 · 6 answers · asked by hthr_1974 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
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2007-06-14 19:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the skin underneath is completely healed then you should be able to take the scab off. If it's not completely healed, the scab will still hang on because the skin underneath is still developing so that the scab can flake off. This is usually why scabs flake off.
2007-06-15 00:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it alone until it falls off. If you remove the scab too soon you will get a permanent scar.
2007-06-15 01:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by aidanmerne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the scab is your body's way of protecting an injury to the skin. leave it there to prevent infection.
2007-06-15 00:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quickest remedy is leaving it alone. It will come off much quicker than anything you can try.
2007-06-15 03:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by Angie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would leave it be. if you pull it off, it may not be totally healed under it.
2007-06-15 00:51:35 · answer #6 · answered by avalon123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋