Will using neosporin on a fresh cut prevent it from scarring?
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It will help.
Wash with soap and water, apply neosporin or some other antibiotic ointment, dress the wound.
Change dressing daily, reapplying the ointment until the wound is starting to skin over.
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It should help some, might not completely help it though
Yes No, but it will help some.
It will help a lot more than if you didn't use it.
A product called Mederma works wonders in getting rid of scars and also preventing them. They also carry it in Mederma For Kids (I think).
it will not prevent it from scarring, but it will minimize the scar. yes to a degree..it wont scar as bad. And don't worry.your toddler will grow and the scar will shrink.
use anti-bacterial wash and keep it clean.
That scar ointment really does work it is called Mederma, (for once you are healed no scab() Or just plain vitamin E oil applied two to three times per day )But yes neosporin is the very best you can use followed in at a close second by basotracin which is much cheaper
After it has healed, use vitamin E oil and cocoa butter. I cut my face and both especially vit E helps a lot. They do advertise that it will help lessen the appearance of scaring but i'm not sure how completely accurate that is. More importantly it can help reduce pain and prevent the cut from getting infected, so I would definitely recomend you use it. It may not completely reduce the risk of a scar forming but if later on scar does appear they have lotion type treatments (cocoa butter formulas, or anything listed under the heading for use on stretch marks) that you could use to help lessen the appearance.
Agree with Tani.neosporin is for bacteria in an inflammed open wound. You don't need it for just any old cut; it can make it worse. Clean with anti-bacertial soap and water. Pat it dry and apply something like vasaline or vit. e cream to the area. Neosporin does not help with scaring. Just keep massaging the area till it's healed. When the kid grows up, he'll have some character and it will be faded.
It won't prevent scarring, but the faster healing time will minimize scarring. Keep the wound clean and loosely bandaged. Let the kid be a kid.
Neosporin is good as an effective healer. However, I usually use hydrogen peroxide for cuts to thoroughly clean any germs out of them. When I see that the injury has turned white, I certainly know that it has been cleaned. Then I put on Neosporin or some other healing product. I put a light bandage on it. If it is a major problem, then I seek my doctor's advice. Remember this, "If God be for us, who can be against us?" - Romans 8:31 Peace and God Bless. it should help but keep it covered so the kid dose not pick at it. because they are so young more then likely they will not get a scar because they are still growing and developing that as long as it did not need stitches is will be fine no matter what is done
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