Treat facial abrasions
Abrasions are among the most common injuries. Usually arms and legs are affected, but it is not uncommon for abrasions to occur on the face. Even if it is a mostly harmless injury that usually does not leave any scars, it is important to take care of it adequately.
What you need:
- physiological saline or Ringer's solution or
- Tap or mineral water
- Disinfectants
- Tetanus vaccination
First aid for abrasions
- It is important to clean the wound as soon as possible. You should first remove all foreign bodies from the wound. To do this, the wound can be rinsed with sterile physiological saline or Ringer's solution. If you don't have this at hand, you can alternatively use tap or mineral water.
- A scrape is usually associated with severe contamination. It is therefore imperative to ensure that all foreign objects are removed. Otherwise the wound can become infected later or a so-called "dirty tattoo" remains, which looks unsightly on the face.
- If not all foreign objects can be removed by rinsing, you can, for. B. use sterile tweezers, brush, or gauze swab. However, treatment by the doctor may be necessary here.
- Then you should treat the cleaned wound with a disinfectant.
- With every abrasion you should check your tetanus vaccination status (should be refreshed every 10 years). Because even with harmless-looking wounds you can get tetanus. If you are unsure when the last vaccination took place or if there is no longer adequate vaccination protection, you can get vaccinated immediately after the injury.
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This way, wounds on the face heal faster
As a rule, no special therapy is required after the initial treatment. Most abrasions heal without any problems. Still, there are a few things you can do to speed up facial wound healing.
- In principle, wounds heal with band Aid better. On the face, you can let light abrasions or abrasions that have formed a crust, however, also air dry. However, do not wear off the newly formed crust that forms over the abrasion.
- In the case of abrasions that are heavily soiled, relatively large or deep, you should consult a doctor. This can professionally clean and treat the wound and thus prevent it from becoming Germs spread in the wound area.
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