The measures for treating baby face abrasions without scarring are closely related to the injury. If the abrasion is relatively minor, local cleaning and disinfection treatment and other measures; more serious face abrasions need immediate medical attention.
1. Slight abrasions: first of all, local cleaning and disinfection treatment, you can use saline rinse, povidone-iodine disinfection. Keep the local dry, avoid abrasion parts of the water, keep indoor air fresh, good environment, reduce the adverse stimuli; at the same time, the local can be coated with erythromycin ointment, to prevent the occurrence of infection, reduce the risk of scar formation.
2. more serious abrasions: baby if the face abrasions are more serious, the wound is deeper, reached the dermis layer, accompanied by bleeding symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, by the doctor to give immediate debridement, suture treatment. Remember to do a good job of post-operative care, regular medication changes to prevent scar formation.
When scabs form in the later stages of recovery, avoid uncovering the scabbed area to help prevent scarring. In addition, if necessary, you can follow the doctor’s prescription oral antibiotics to prevent infection, such as amoxicillin or cefixime and so on.
Parents are advised to keep the baby’s diet light during treatment, avoid exposure to cold, and ensure adequate sleep, etc., to help promote early recovery.