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Humidity is the key to healing is best for injured skin. Use lotion is one of the efforts in keeping the skin moist. But when the wound is still open, can wear lotion?
Dermatologists of Global Medical Center dr. Sarah Hutapea, SpKK said, use lotion should not be arbitrary to some specific types of injuries such as burns and wounds caused by acne or irritation. Because, on the types of injuries that may require special treatment.
Burns for example, require special care because it is prone to infection. Then burn care should not wear lotion unusual, but special materials that mnengandung antibiotics.
Nevertheless, according to Sarah, burns also need to be kept moist. Then use a special cream containing antibiotics is the best way. "The cream has a more dense structure that is more effective than lotions keep the skin moist exposed burn," he said in a press conference held by PT Unilever Indonesia, Wednesday (29/05/2013) in Jakarta.
As with the wounds caused by acne or irritation. Sarah said, before applying lotion, first we have to know the causes of acne and skin irritation.
If caused by bacteria, it is necessary given the first antibacterial to eliminate acne or iritasinya. But if it's caused by a fungus, healing with an antibacterial certainly not going to be effective, it needs to be antifungal.
"Appropriate treatment should be done first to eliminate the cause of the wound, and then be given a lotion," said the doctor graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Airlangga.
Meanwhile, she added, the use of lotions and very well suited for the kinds of minor injuries, such as scratches, tergaruk, or minor cut. "Lotion will keep the skin moist which helps speed the healing of injured skin. Proper wound care to minimize the former is formed," he concluded.
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