Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Why would antibiotic cream prevent a wound from healing?

I recently had to go to the doctor because a gash in my leg wasn't healing. He told me that it wasn't healing because I had been applying a triple antibiotic cream to the wound. Why would that slow the healing aren't you supposed to but antibiotic cream to cuts?Why would antibiotic cream prevent a wound from healing?
you are supposed to apply the ointment in the begining, but after a few days you should stop because....in order for a scab to form, which is the first step in healing, the wound needs to be a little dry. the ointment would keep it too moist for a scab to form basically :)

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