Post by wont let me post my name on May 3, 2005 21:21:51 GMT -5
Hey there,
I just found this when I was googling/looking for something else (does anyone know how much cod liver oil to take for keratosis pilaris?). Anyways, seeing as how we're always looking for ways to improve and quicken healing, thought it wouldn't hurt to post this.
So this is from a website about anti-aging treatments (http://janssenbeauty.com/us/skincare.html)- I don't know anything about this company or website.
The rest below was directly taken from the website:
There are also two other effective, proven topical skin treatments that should be mentioned, if only because they are so inexpensive. There are a variety of chemicals that have been found to improve epidermal growth after skin abrasions. Two of these cost only a few dollars and are available at drug stores. Both cod liver oil and zinc oxide have been found in animal studies to significantly improve epidermal healing when compared to unmedicated products like plain petroleum jelly. One study also found them to be synergistic when applied together. See for example, "Improvement and Retardation of Wound Healing: Effects of Pharmacological Agents in Laboratory Animal Studies," Veterinary Dermatology, 10(2), 83-88, 1999; "Topical Application of Cod Liver Oil Ointment Accelerates Wound Healing," Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, 34(1), 15-20, 2000 Mar; and "Enhancement of Re-Epithelialization with Topical Zinc Oxide in Porcine Partial-Thickness Wounds," Journal of Surgical Research, 50(2), 101-105, 1991 Feb (abstracts of last two articles available on Medline).
AND ANOTHER SECTION SAYS (similarly):
As a wound heals, you can minimize scar formation by keeping it moist and free of infection. After the wound is cleaned and closed (if necessary), apply non-prescription Neosporin, Polysporin, or a similar antibiotic ointment under a bandage. For burns, you can also ask your doctor for prescription Silvadene ointment. Gently wash every day with soap or an antibacterial cleanser, and apply a new bandage and ointment. Don't let the wound dry out, or the resulting scar will be worse. Don't pick off any scab that forms, let it fall off by itself. Applying an ointment or cream with cod liver oil and zinc oxide after the skin has started to heal over may also help the epidermis regrow.
I just found this when I was googling/looking for something else (does anyone know how much cod liver oil to take for keratosis pilaris?). Anyways, seeing as how we're always looking for ways to improve and quicken healing, thought it wouldn't hurt to post this.
So this is from a website about anti-aging treatments (http://janssenbeauty.com/us/skincare.html)- I don't know anything about this company or website.
The rest below was directly taken from the website:
There are also two other effective, proven topical skin treatments that should be mentioned, if only because they are so inexpensive. There are a variety of chemicals that have been found to improve epidermal growth after skin abrasions. Two of these cost only a few dollars and are available at drug stores. Both cod liver oil and zinc oxide have been found in animal studies to significantly improve epidermal healing when compared to unmedicated products like plain petroleum jelly. One study also found them to be synergistic when applied together. See for example, "Improvement and Retardation of Wound Healing: Effects of Pharmacological Agents in Laboratory Animal Studies," Veterinary Dermatology, 10(2), 83-88, 1999; "Topical Application of Cod Liver Oil Ointment Accelerates Wound Healing," Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, 34(1), 15-20, 2000 Mar; and "Enhancement of Re-Epithelialization with Topical Zinc Oxide in Porcine Partial-Thickness Wounds," Journal of Surgical Research, 50(2), 101-105, 1991 Feb (abstracts of last two articles available on Medline).
AND ANOTHER SECTION SAYS (similarly):
As a wound heals, you can minimize scar formation by keeping it moist and free of infection. After the wound is cleaned and closed (if necessary), apply non-prescription Neosporin, Polysporin, or a similar antibiotic ointment under a bandage. For burns, you can also ask your doctor for prescription Silvadene ointment. Gently wash every day with soap or an antibacterial cleanser, and apply a new bandage and ointment. Don't let the wound dry out, or the resulting scar will be worse. Don't pick off any scab that forms, let it fall off by itself. Applying an ointment or cream with cod liver oil and zinc oxide after the skin has started to heal over may also help the epidermis regrow.