Abrasions on the face: treatment at home

The problem of home abrasion treatment is especially relevant for children, but also in adult abrasions are also not uncommon. Of all wounds, it is the abrasions that are most common. If there are abrasions on the face, treatment at home can be done independently. Of course, such skin lesions do not pose a threat to life, but proper treatment is extremely important.

Interesting! Abrasions occur due to blows with blunt objects, when falling. The upper layer of the skin, called the epidermis, is damaged. First, a red spot appears on the affected area( it can bleed, swell).

When abrasion occurs, it is necessary to carry out treatment, stop bleeding, if any. Unpleasant pain in trauma - burning, itching. With severe bleeding, body temperature may increase.

Abrasion treatment steps

The degree of gravity is determined by the depth of the damage. Symptoms of abrasions are manifested in bleeding( profuse depends on the severity of the damage), pain and burning in the place of injury. When the violation of the skin is insignificant, you can eliminate it at home by resorting to special means. But in the presence of some indicators, you need to seek medical help:

• the site of injury is bleeding profusely, the bleeding does not stop;
• increases local or general temperature, suppuration is formed;
• abrasion is contaminated, there is a risk of infection in the wound. The results of contamination can be dangerous, possibly contaminating the blood.

Treatment at home

So, treatment of abrasions on the face at home begins with washing the affected area. If the wound is not very dirty, then it is sufficient to wash it with running clean water. When the pollution is strong, no antiseptic solution is indispensable( 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, 2% boric acid solution, manganese solution).

Important! If there are no antiseptic medicines at hand, use normal soap. To avoid a burn, you need to additionally treat the wound with iodine, zelenok.

Further treatment plan for abrasion:

1. After treatment, apply a bandage to the wound. It will protect against new contaminants and stop bleeding. Be sure to use a sterile bandage and cotton wool for the bandage.
2. The plaster in this situation is not suitable, it is impossible to use any ointments at this stage to eliminate abrasions. The wound should be left open, then it will heal faster.
3. Several times a day make hot baths with sea salt. This activates the rapid regeneration of tissues.
4. Bactericidal plaster used after a few days. But it must be constantly changed to a new one, removed in time, left for a while a wound in an open form.

Important! Various special antibacterial ointments that are sold in pharmacies, use only if the abrasion for a few days does not heal well.

Treatment of abrasions on the face

Home treatment of abrasions on the face requires special attention and care. After all, a person is a vulnerable place. In addition, that the wound hurts, it does not look aesthetically pleasing. The thing is that there are a lot of nerve endings and vessels in the face area. The vessels are directly at the surface of the skin and bruises, because of the wounds in the face, develop rapidly. So, if you receive a minimal injury, you should immediately take care of the treatment.

Effective and popular folk remedies:

• cut off the fleshy aloe juice and squeeze out juice from it, from the liquid squeezed from the plant to make lotions several times a day for 10 minutes throughout the week;
• leaves of plantain twist in a meat grinder and mix with Vaseline in a ratio of 1: 5, the finished mixture applied 3 times a day.

If you need to quickly remove abrasions on your face, then the first thing:

• , rinse the abrasion with clean water;
• treat with hydrogen peroxide;
• wound edges treated with greens;
• on top of the tetracycline ointment.

From the general recommendations it is worth noting that wounds are not advised to constantly keep under the bandage so that they do not dry out. Use special tools to heal lesions on the skin: Panthenol, Calendula Ointment, Rescuer.

The first medical aid is standard, we wrote about it in detail. Rinse with water or antiseptic, stop bleeding. For the face of the ointment that accelerate healing, use is mandatory. The treatment compositions are applied several times a day.

Ointments for the treatment of abrasions

Levomekol well treats skin lesions. The product has antiseptic characteristics. Contains antibiotic, promotes healing of the skin, is used not only for abrasions. It helps with purulent wounds, furuncles. Levomekol eliminates pathogenic microflora, treats inflammation and swelling. A thin layer of ointment is applied to the damaged area, covered with a sterile tissue.

Solcoseryl .The agent is applied externally for various skin lesions. There are two types of composition - jelly and ointment.

The first is used immediately after the appearance of abrasion, to dry and degrease the wounds. Ointment is used at the final stage of abrasion treatment, it creates a protective layer, which accelerates healing. It is prescribed for burns, heals scratches and cuts. Apply only when the wound is dry. Before use, treat the wound with a germicidal agent.

Actovegin .Apply to heal different types of wounds and eliminate inflammation, heals burns. When the damage is serious, apply 20% of Actovegin, then apply a five percent composition.

Rescuer .It is considered an anti-inflammatory agent. It reduces pain, quickly heals the skin. It helps against scratches, burns and frostbite. Eliminates inflammation, calluses and bruises. Removes itching with an insect bite.

Bepanten .Heals minor damage to the skin, including abrasions. There are no contraindications, it is used in the treatment of abrasions in children. Do not use Bepanten at the same time with similar drugs.

Ointment with arnica .Has anti-inflammatory effect, heals damaged tissues. Reduces pain. Apart from abrasions, it treats other skin lesions. Promotes resorption of hemorrhages under the skin. Do not use if the wound is heavily soiled. It is forbidden to lubricate the vast surface of the skin.

What folk recipes will help

Folk medicine has answers to the question of what kind of home treatment to take with abrasions on the face. We advise you to pay attention to the pleasant scent and very effective lavender oil. It will help stop the bleeding, will promote the early healing of the wound.

Bleeding will also stop cayenne pepper. True, you need to take it in a minimum amount, put on the wound. To stop the development of bacteria in an open wound, folk medicine advises tea tree oil or natural honey.

Oil balms of any shape are perfect for the early healing of wounds. So, you can use oil balms without a twinge of conscience. Also in the treatment, it is possible to actively use crushed pine needles, butter( only natural, with fat content from 85% and above).

Methods of traditional medicine will accelerate healing, but the first treatment of abrasions is carried out quite familiar for each person's materials. You need antiseptics, iodine or zelenka, cotton wool, bandages, as well as mindfulness and caution.