Small wounds appear from time to time on the body of everyone who does not live in a "glass jar covered with cotton wool".Scratches left over from the game with your beloved cat, rubbed with heels, a mature furuncle or a cut that appeared during shaving can not be ignored. Any violation of the integrity of the skin - an open "gate" for microorganisms, which will certainly take the opportunity to get a new residence and a base for feeding their own descendants.
The best means for healing wounds
Panthenol
We rank first in our ranking as Panthenol. This tool, applied to the damaged epidermis, begins to transform into pantothenic acid, which is one of the stimulants of regeneration processes in the human body. If Panthenol is applied to abrasion, a burn caused by intense sunlight, or a postoperative suture, then it activates the process of formation of new cells.
Advantages:
- The use of Panthenol promotes the rapid healing of wounds, abrasions, burns and smoothing of fresh scars.
- The drug is available in the form of an aerosol, "imprisoned" in a vial. Spraying the product provides easy, painless and uniform application of it on the problem area.
- The application of the active substance excludes contact of the exposed surface of the wound with hands. This is important if there is no possibility to wash hands or there are no sterile mechanical means of applying the drug to the damaged epidermis.
- Successfully used for wound healing in children - parents manage to press the nebulizer before the child is frightened and alert.
- It is not forbidden to use Panthenol for the treatment of shallow wounds in pregnant women.
Disadvantages:
- One single - relatively high price of the drug.
According to consumers' reviews, the use of Panthenol on the scorched areas of the skin causes a feeling of coolness and relieves pain. And its timely application helps to avoid the skin-blurring blemishes of blistering blisters.
Levomekol
The special front of Levomekol's work is the fight against microorganisms that have already wounded and started to multiply there, causing its festering. The active substance of the drug is chloramphenicol, which stops the propagation of pathogenic bacteria and their spread to adjacent areas of the skin or to other tissues. Produced in the form of an ointment enclosed in a tube. Weight - 40 g.
Advantages:
- Recommended for people with weakened immune system.
- The small capacity allows you to constantly carry Levomekol with you to someone whose work or lifestyle is associated with a risk of compromising the integrity of the skin.
- Has a wide range of actions - leveling the vital activity of several types of pathogens. The list of "oppressed" includes staphylococcus, intestinal and pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Disadvantages:
- "Does not work" when injury and infection occurred when contacting the soil during the cutting of meat or fish.
According to users' reviews, Levomecol ointment effectively removes suppuration. For 1-2 days the wound is cleared and begins to be tightened.
Ophthalmoferon
Eyes - a paired organ that is easily traumatized, and improper or not rendered first aid can cause irreversible processes in it. The problem is that by the usual means, named above, the priceless "apple of the eye" is not saved. Therefore, we recommend that you include Ophthalmoferon in your first aid kit. These are drops that have a wide range of action. The most common problems that are minimized with the help of Ophthalmoferon are a burn from oil splashing into the eye during cooking, or a foreign body that has got into it - a splinter or insect, pieces of glass or grains of sand.
Advantages:
- Drops prevent the reproduction of bacteria.
- Prevents inflammation.
- Promote the regeneration of affected tissues.
- Have a noticeable analgesic effect.
- Soften the pain symptoms, until the eye traumatized person will reach the nearest medical station or ophthalmologist.
Disadvantages:
- As a medicine, Ophthalmoferon does not have any drawbacks. The problem may be that many people, especially children, do not take the procedure of instillation of drops into the eyes.
According to people who have experienced the effects of Ophthalmoferon, the drug effectively removes the irritation of the eyeball and gives a good effect in providing first aid.
Dermatix
This remedy is intended for leveling fresh scars, both keloid and hypertrophic. In addition to the aesthetic effect, the scar can disrupt the locomotor activity of the place on which it was formed. For example, it is on the flexor surface of a finger or hand, and any attempt to bend causes a person discomfort. The action of the agent is based on organic and inorganic compounds of silicon, which stop the growth of keloid tissues and prevent overdrying of the problem site. Produced in the form of gel. It is enclosed in a tube. Weight of the product is 15 g.
Advantages:
- Levels fresh scars.
- It is recommended as a preventive measure in the event that a person realizes that the scars will be. These are postoperative sutures or lacerations.
- The composition of the product includes organic and inorganic silicon compounds that maintain a uniform and constant moistening of the skin and prevent the growth of keloid tissues that form scars.
Disadvantages:
- Dermatix does not have antiseptic or anti-inflammatory effects. Therefore, it is only used in combination with other drugs if it is applied to an unhealed wound.
- If the drug is on clothing, then it remains hard to remove stains.
According to the doctors who recommended Dermatix to patients, the use of the drug helped them to permanently get rid of small scars and scars, and also apparently to reduce large ones.
Eplan
This solution is a powerful preparation that copes with a full range of problems associated with open wound, scratching or burns of various genesis. It has bactericidal and wound healing, analgesic and softening effect. In addition, it is recommended for sun, thermal and chemical burns, after biting insects, eliminates acne and its effects.
Advantages:
- Wide range of action - universal of the new generation in the world of wound healing products.
- Convenient packaging - a bottle, which is filled with 20 ml of solution.
- Low price.
Disadvantages:
- Not detected.
Solcoseryl
Solcoseryl is a new generation agent that accelerates the regeneration process at the cellular level. The active substance is calf blood dialysate, which stimulates the formation and growth of young cells. Therefore, Solcoseryl promotes the rapid healing of wounds, pressure sores, burns and prevents the formation of exudate.
- The drug has a wide range of effects.
- Does not cause allergic reactions in the body.
- Produced in a convenient container-tube, which contains 20 g of ointment.
Disadvantages:
- Clinical studies of the substance in the Russian Federation are not carried out.
According to the people who used Solcoseryl, the drug promotes rapid tightening of wounds of any origin.
Which wound healing agent to buy
Ideally, you should have at least 4 funds from our list in the home medicine cabinet. The first three are Panthenol, Levomekol, Ophthalmoferon and something that is chosen according to the personal needs or way of life of the potential user.
