I have a around 8 scratch marks from a cat spaced across my neck from this morning! and i have a photos this saturday! there not deep like when i run my finger across them i cant feel them with my finger although it looks like a graze only the smallest amount of skin has been shedded..I've got 'Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Vitamin E Scar Serum' should i put this on or do you think it will prevent the healing process..? what about moisturiser? anything else? please help im desperate! thankyou...
2007-07-11 03:55:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
triple antibiotic ointment is the best.. like neosporen
2007-07-11 03:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by mickeyr813 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peroxide "eats" the healing part of the skin. Only use it right after an injury, then stick with Neosporin. Alcohol is a irritant, it may be the cause of the redness. Ditto oatmeal soap, fragrance and other ingredients can irritate broken skin and create redness. It's only been a week. Unless you are running a fever, or there are streaks of red coming from the injury (sign of blood poisioning), you're fine. Aloe (ONLY FROM A HEALTH FOOD STORE!!) with no fragrance is good to put on. So is Vitamine E oil. Beware though, certain individuals will react to it and create double the scaring.
2016-05-19 08:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by patsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the scratches are new, then get an antibiotic cream from the drugstore and use that to prevent an infection. After that, the normal healing process will just have to occur. Use your vitamin E cream to soften and prevent scarring, but bottom line is you just have to let them heal.
2007-07-11 04:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not so concerned about your cosmetic appearance as I am the possibility that the scratch marks could become infected. You absolutely need to keep them clean. Cat scratches can become infected and cause serious illness, believe it or not. It sounds like they might be pretty superficial, still you need to watch that they don't become warm, red, swollen. If any of these symptoms occur, you need to see a doctor for antibiotics immediately.
2007-07-11 04:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by Queenie in the vitamins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got an aloe vera plant?/ Snap a bit off and rub the sap into it.
You might need to use antiseptic cream though.
2007-07-11 03:58:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use something with tea tree oil to help them heal fast.
2007-07-11 03:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mederma heals scars fast
2007-07-11 04:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋