PRS Journal Club Episodes : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
tetracycline ointment for wounds :: Article Creator Daily Dose: Dealing With Skin Tears In our Daily Dose, a viewer tells us they seem to be having a lot of skin tears now that they're older. Dr. Lacy Anderson explains what they could do at home to help the tears heal. Monday, November 27th 2023, 11:24 am By: News 9 In our Daily Dose, a viewer tells us they seem to be having a lot of skin tears now that they're older. Dr. Lacy Anderson explains what they could do at home to help the tears heal. "As we get older, we lose collagen in our skin and it can even get paper thin as we age! Small trauma to the skin, like carrying plastic grocery sacks on your forearms can cause bruising and skin tears. Suturing the skin usually doesn't work because the skin is so fragile the sutures won't hold. The best thing to do is to clean the skin by rinsing with clean water and get some non-adherent bandages from the pharmacy. ...