Patient's question:
The child's face was cut, and it bled that night. Because there was an elderly person at home who didn't pay much attention, not much attention was paid. It was just disinfected. Now it has scabbed, how should it be cared for to ensure it won't leave a scar?Doctor's answer:
Mainly, it depends on the depth of the injury. If it's very shallow, there will generally be no obvious scars, and it will be completely unnoticeable. If there are already obvious skin and facial scars, there will be noticeable scars. If the injury isn't deep, the skin hasn't obviously split open, and it has already formed a scab, then you only need to use povidone-iodine for sterilization, avoid getting it wet, and maintain cleanliness to prevent further injury. If the epidermis has already split open with a clear gap in the middle, it will require debridement to minimize the scar as much as possible.