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Suggest Treatment For Stinging And Burning Sensation In The Lip Vertical After An Injury
Question: I was cutting down a Large Bird of Paridise tree down and a piece hit me and cut my lip vertical .It has been 4 weeks and it will not heel .I have used anti biotic creams and peroxide but it continues to not heel and huts ,stinging and burning sensation.What should I do
Brief Answer:
Need to leave the blister for a few days, allow it to protect the skin under
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You have been treating it correcting with antiseptic cleaners and topical antibiotics.
It would be best, if possible, to leave the blister when it forms. The blister is protecting the underlying skin and allowing it to heal, it is forming a cover over it.
Allow the blister to pop or burst on its own when it is ready. You can apply the diluted peroxide (dilute so it does not further damage the skin) or another gentle cleanser such as salt water, gently over the blister twice daily and then use a topical antibiotic.
You can change the topical antibiotic since you have been using the Neosporin for a while. Other topical antibiotics are triple antibiotics or Polysporin.
If protecting the blister so that it can protect the underlying skin and using the dilute cleanser and topical antibiotic does not cause improvement within a week or there is any worsening, then you should be seen because you may need oral antibiotics from your doctor.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
General & Family Physician
Need to leave the blister for a few days, allow it to protect the skin under
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You have been treating it correcting with antiseptic cleaners and topical antibiotics.
It would be best, if possible, to leave the blister when it forms. The blister is protecting the underlying skin and allowing it to heal, it is forming a cover over it.
Allow the blister to pop or burst on its own when it is ready. You can apply the diluted peroxide (dilute so it does not further damage the skin) or another gentle cleanser such as salt water, gently over the blister twice daily and then use a topical antibiotic.
You can change the topical antibiotic since you have been using the Neosporin for a while. Other topical antibiotics are triple antibiotics or Polysporin.
If protecting the blister so that it can protect the underlying skin and using the dilute cleanser and topical antibiotic does not cause improvement within a week or there is any worsening, then you should be seen because you may need oral antibiotics from your doctor.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
General & Family Physician
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