Simple Effective Ways to Care for Skin Wounds and Incisions

Abstract

SummaryPlastic surgeons are medicine’s wound experts. Many of the world’s poor cannot afford expensive wound management programs. All humans suffer open and closed wounds at some point in their life and must look after them. The purpose of this paper is to provide basic information to the public in very simple terms on how to safely and inexpensively manage wounds. This paper is directed to all nonmedical people, medical students, and other doctors who may not be content experts in this field.

Effective Things Surgeons Can Tell Patients During Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Surgery to Decrease Complications and Improve Outcomes

“…It’s a myth that you can’t water fresh wounds. 7 You don’t need to rub it with soap, but it’s OK if a little soap or shampoo run over it. You are still not using the hand in the shower because you are still keeping it higher than your heart until you are off all pain killers, and you know what hurts!…”

Secondary Healing of Fingertip Amputations: Simple Wound Care Advice for Patients

“…Skin for coverage, fat for padding, nerves for feeling, and blood vessels for warmth are pulled over the exposed fat, bone, tendon, or joint by wound contracture as the defect closes by shrinking. 5 Exposed red raw tissues (even the bone) will not die if they never dry. When raw tissues are drying, they start crying (pain) because they are dying.…”

Edukasi Luka dan Penanganan Mandiri di Rumah selama Masa Pandemi

“…Salah satu mitos lainnya yang juga masih dipercaya oleh para peserta adalah dengan merawat luka menggunakan alkohol. Alkohol merupakan zat yang bersifat abrasif pada luka, sehingga tidak direkomendasikan untuk membersihkan luka terbuka (Lalonde, Joukhadar, & Janis, 2019). Padahal, secara cairan alkohol dapat menimbulkan sensasi terbakar pada kulit dan daerah yang mengalami luka.…”

“…Padahal, secara cairan alkohol dapat menimbulkan sensasi terbakar pada kulit dan daerah yang mengalami luka. Menggunakan alkohol untuk membersihkan luka bisa memicu kerusakan pada jaringan kulit yang sehat dan membuat proses penyembuhan luka menjadi lebih lama dari seharusnya (Lalonde, Joukhadar, & Janis, 2019).…”