Abrasion Treatment and Common Home Remedies for Abrasion - By: dr. sarkozy mikal

Any deep abrasion will leave some scar tissue behind. On the face, scars are unsightly. Over joints, a bad scar may prevent full motion. Proper treatment will minimize the scar, making it less noticeable and reducing stiffness.

An abrasion is often contaminated with dirt, gravel, and other foreign material. Infection is a risk, especially with deep, crushed, or dirty abrasions.

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Abrasions can be classified as traumatic, foreign body related contact lens related, or spontaneous. Spontaneous corneal abrasions are also known as recurrent erosions.

A traumatic corneal abrasion is the classic corneal abrasion in which mechanical trauma to the eye results in a defect in the epithelial surface.

Traumatic corneal abrasions are often caused by fingernails, paws, pieces of paper or cardboard, makeup applicators, hand tools, branches, and leaves. Traumatic abrasions can also be caused by a foreign body that has lodged under the lid.

Abrasions are very common sports injuries that are usually caused by a fall on a hard surface. As the athlete falls or slides on the ground, friction causes layers of skin to rub off.

The skin is composed of an outer layer (the epidermis) which provides protection, and a deep inner layer (the dermis), which provides the firmness and flexibility of the skin. Abrasions typically refer to an injury that removes these layers of skin.

Causes of Abrasion

There are many causes which may lead to an injury, in our day to day life we got injured, cut or scratch by many ways. Abrasion, caused by a high-speed touchdown on the back of the forearm, has a gouge in the center that exposes fat.

Sometimes, a cut, scratch, or abrasion starts out as no big deal, but then gets infected. While there is often little or no blood loss from an abrasion, there can be a great deal of pain, because of the many nerve endings that are exposed.

An abrasion should hold its shape when the skin is moved or stretched. If any part of the wound gapes or changes shape, this is a more serious injury

Home Remedies of Skin Abrasion

For minor scrapes and cuts all you need is soap and water. Clean the area and keep it clean. The cut will heal itself. You just have to keep the bacteria away.

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If the cut is deep, clean the area. Then put garlic on it. Garlic contains an antibiotic, which will continue to kill bacteria and prevent infection.

Hydrogen Peroxide is also a good remedy for killing bacteria on a scrape or cut.

Alternate hot and cold compresses .

If you have any cream or lotion that contains Vitamin K , it will penetrate the skin encouraging the blood to be reabsorbed.

First-Aid

Stop the bleeding. Minor cuts and scrapes usually stop bleeding on their own. If they don't, apply gentle pressure with a clean cloth or bandage.

Hold the pressure continuously for 20 to 30 minutes. Don't keep checking to see if the bleeding has stopped because this may damage or dislodge the fresh clot that's forming and cause bleeding to resume. If the blood spurts or continues to flow after continuous pressure, seek medical assistance.

Clean the wound. Rinse out the wound with clear water. Soap can irritate the wound, so try to keep it out of the actual wound. If dirt or debris remains in the wound after washing, use tweezers cleaned with alcohol to remove the particles.

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