Alcohol should not be used to reduce the swelling of wounds, the use of alcohol can not achieve the purpose of reducing swelling, but will also stimulate the wound to make the pain symptoms more intense, the occurrence of such a situation is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner.
Usually, you can’t use alcohol directly to reduce the swelling of the wound. Alcohol as a disinfectant can not achieve the purpose of swelling, only to play the role of disinfection and sterilization, applied to the wound will cause stimulation of the wound, will make the pain more intense, is not conducive to the recovery of the wound. Wound disinfection should use less irritating povidone-iodine, new cleaner and other disinfectants.
Wound swelling can be used in the form of ice packs to reduce swelling, cold towels or ice packs on the affected area, can to some extent play a role in reducing swelling, but also to relieve pain; wound swelling may be caused by inflammation and infection, can be prescribed to take amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotic treatment; you can also take the herbaceous rhinoceros fluid infusion tablets and other medications to reduce the swelling of the treatment.
If the wound swelling is obvious, there may be undiscovered foreign objects in the wound, fracture, infection, etc., need to be hospitalized, understand the situation and follow the doctor’s instructions to dispose of, do not use alcohol to reduce swelling.