What should I do if my face is scratched by a child?

It is inevitable that children will encounter bumps and bruises in life as they grow up, and it is common for them to accidentally scratch their faces. Parents need to handle their children's faces with care to avoid leaving scars on their children in the future. When a child's face is scratched, parents need to handle the wound with care. Do not apply any medicine on the wound. Allow the wound to scab naturally, keep the area around the wound clean, and pay attention to the child's wound.

What should I do if my face is scratched by my child?

1. Do not use cold water to clean the wound. Many parents are eager to clean their children's wounds as soon as possible, and may use cold water or wet a towel with cold water to clean their children's wounds. This is a wrong practice. Cold water contains a lot of bacteria, which can easily cause infection in the wound. The correct approach is to clean the wound with saline.

2. Do not use scar removal cream when the wound has not healed. Nowadays, various brands of scar removal creams have good effects and reputation, so many parents will buy them and apply them on their children’s scratched faces as soon as possible. Scar creams contain chemical substances, which may cause side effects if the wound has not healed. Therefore, you should wait until the wound has healed before using scar cream. And it is best to use the scar removal cream prescribed by the hospital.

3. Do not let the wound come into contact with water before the wound scabs over. This is common sense. Wounds are afraid of water and have a high infection rate. Therefore, when washing your child, be careful to avoid contact of water with the child's wound.

4. After the wound has scabbed, be careful not to actively remove the scab. Actively removing it will cause it to grow and increase the chance of scarring.

Mitigation methods

massage

Local massage can speed up the absorption and softening of scar tissue, eliminate excessive fibrous tissue, and restore skin's softness and smoothness.

suggestion:

Use the base of your palm to massage the scar three times a day for 5-10 minutes each time. This method is most effective for wounds that have just scabbed off, but less effective for old scars.

Ginger rubbing

Gently rubbing the scar with sliced ​​ginger can inhibit the further growth of granulation tissue.

suggestion:

Slice fresh ginger, gently rub the scar with the ginger slices, then apply the ginger slices to the scar area for a while, then remove and replace it with a new piece, repeat two or three times. You can do this once or twice a day and keep doing it to remove the scars.