How to speed up the healing of bruises and abrasions
Health / / December 19, 2019
Contusions, bruises, superficial cuts, scrapes and abrasions - an integral part of an active life. Avoid them is almost impossible, especially in the summer, and no reason: they heal, as a rule, easily. Nevertheless, sometimes visible bruising for several weeks, and even shallow sores may leave small scars. Speed healing and avoid complications, a simple treatment conducted in the first few days. Instructions - in this article.
prevention
Although unrealistic to completely avoid micro traumas, preventive measures will reduce their number. If bruises are formed, it costs you only lightly touch the corner of the table, definitely need to be concerned about the strengthening of the blood vessels. First Assistant in this - rutin. There are many drugs with rutin, both domestic and foreign, in tablets and in the form of gels, often in combination with vitamin C. Contraindications have a little routine and the excess is unlikely, since it is derived from the body quite easily.
Also for the elasticity of blood vessels needed
vitamin C, K, D, E and zinc. You can lean on products containing them (bell peppers, kiwi, black currant, spinach, broccoli, fish, eggs, nuts, liver) or drink a course of vitamins in pills (best if it will not dietary supplements, and drugs facilities).bruises
Bruising, or hematoma - a cluster of blood resulting from the injury in cavities under the skin. As a rule, even if a bruise does not go away within two to three weeks, this is not cause for concern. In this case, at the site of injury, you can watch the "birth and death of galaxies": the color of a bruise changes from red to blue-black, and then a yellow-green - that's okay too.
However, there is a way to greatly reduce this period.
The first phase - the cold
On the first day you need to reduce the flow of blood. The maximum turn down the job of the injured part. Avoid hot showers and baths, as well as alcoholic beverages. Cool the injury site using available tools: ice, frozen products (packed carefully!), Chilled metal spoon cold compress. Without fanaticism: just cool, not supercool. Cream also helps with antiedematous and anti-inflammatory action (e.g., "Dolobene").
Implementation of these recommendations in the first hours after the injury can help reduce pain, swelling and shorten the healing time of bruises at least twice.
If the pain is really unbearable, you can take painkillers, but not aspirin or ibuprofen - they contribute to the dilution of the blood.
The second stage - the heat
After hematoma has been formed (after 24-48 hours), it is necessary to carry out treatment promotes resorption, i.e., on the contrary, to provide blood flow. will be most effective:
- warm compresses (e.g., heater);
- massage (better with essential oil, e.g. marigold, rosemary, thyme, lavender);
- warming creams - with badyagoy, arnica, poisons animals (bees, snake), capsaicin (pepper alkaloid).
The third stage - regeneration
Taking control of blood flow to the injury site, you can be sure that the bruise will pass in a few days, not weeks, and its color is less bright. But you can do something else, namely to contribute to the regeneration by way of creams based on heparin troxerutin (troksevazin), dexpanthenol.
If you are an opponent of chemistry, the nature has in store for you a lot of natural resources, which also can be applied as a compress: aloe, cabbage, boiled beans, radish and horseradish, garlic, pineapple.
The fourth stage - masking
After a few days of proper treatment bruise becomes less noticeable. Then finally it helps to mask the stain foundation. It should be yellowish.
superficial wounds
Another case microtrauma - a wound. This, of course, about the small cuts and abrasions when affected only the upper layers of the skin. Despite the fact that scrapes and scratches deliver noticeable discomfort, they heal, usually themselves and without complications. But in any case it is necessary clean the wound and making sure that there is no foreign matter (dust, chips), close it plaster. So you reduce the likelihood of inflammation. And to reduce the healing time and the likelihood of scar formation, the first few days it is necessary to repeat a simple therapy:
- wet wound swab moistened with a solution of antisepsis - hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, alcohol (classic example, but not the most pleasant) or at least with soap and water;
- seal the fresh plaster.
The patch needs to be changed so frequently that the wound remains moist but not weeping. Peroxide makes sense to use it until it bubbles during application.
A few days later, when the wound is prolonged, you can begin to apply regenerating means (cm. higher). If, however, I began to form a scar, in the first weeks, it makes sense to use an anti-scarring (the most popular - the ointment "Kontraktubeks").
Of course, making a bruise or abrasion of the tragedy does not make sense. Adult organism with normal immunity to cope with them without difficulty. Nevertheless injury (though micro) - a disease. However, after reading this article you are completely unable to cope in it yourself, without the help of medical staff. But in some cases you will still need to see a doctor.
When to seek medical advice
- If the injury was strong and there is a possibility of bone fracture or a concussion, it is necessary to apply to the emergency room, where you will be able to give advice and, if necessary, to make X-ray, bandaging or gypsum.
- If heavy bleeding is necessary to impose a pressure bandage over the place injured and seek medical advice immediately.
- If an inflammation, accompanied by fever and severe pain, it is not necessary to show "courage" - call your doctor.
- It happens that the bruises are formed chronically without much impact. This can be a symptom of diseases of internal organs (liver, kidney), imbalance of microelements in the body and other disorders. In this case it is better to consult a therapist.