Have you ever had frostbite? It’s the kind that swells up like a turnip! It’s red! Itchy! And painful! And ugly! Frostbite recurs regularly every year, and I feel like I can’t get rid of it in the winter of my life! Frostbite is common in winter, is caused by the cold climate of the local skin recurrent erythema, swelling damage, severe blisters, ulcers and other symptoms, there is a slow course of the disease, the climate warms up after the self-healing, easy to relapse characteristics. Which places are prone to frostbite? According to the relevant doctors clinical observation found that in their encounter of these frostbite patients, the most easy to grow frostbite parts are ears, hands, feet, face, and a small number of female frostbite long in the thighs and buttocks, it is estimated that these people really wear too little or too tight. Is frostbite really a “three-year problem”? Although the books don’t say so, the fact is that people who have had frostbite are more likely to get it than those who haven’t, and it tends to grow in the same place as it did before. This is because where frostbite has grown, the peripheral blood vessels have become deformed, and vascular regulation is relatively weaker, so it is naturally easier to have problems in the same environment. Prevention and treatment of frostbite Prevention For frostbite, prevention is far more important than treatment. 1. Improving peripheral blood circulation is an important part of frostbite prevention and treatment. When you go outdoors for long periods of time, pay special attention to keeping your hands, feet, face and ears warm, and protect them from cold and water. These susceptible to frostbite or you have had frostbite parts, can be preventive application of petroleum jelly and other protective agents, never based on whether they feel cold. 2, wear clothing should be loose, not too tight, to avoid poor peripheral circulation. 3, weekdays should strengthen exercise, enhance physical fitness, improve cold tolerance. 4, some people feel cold hands and feet when there is a fire bake, hot water hot and other re-warming habits, which is not conducive to the prevention of frostbite. Winter with rubbing snow, pounding and other ways of cold is not desirable. 5, a small amount of alcohol can dilate blood vessels, but not drink alcohol in the cold environment, because it will accelerate the heat loss. 6, suffering from diabetes and other underlying diseases, usually should pay attention to blood sugar control. Diabetes is easy to complicate peripheral vascular disease, winter should pay special attention to the hands and feet, to prevent the serious consequences of negligence. Treatment The treatment of frostbite is mainly to dilate blood vessels, promote healing and prevent infection. Topical medication can be added to heparin sodium cream, Qingpeng ointment, polysulfonic acid mucopolysaccharide ointment in the early stage of redness and swelling. There are many kinds of vasodilating drugs, and the doctor will choose to give them orally or intravenously depending on the situation. To promote healing, topical ointment and warmth are the mainstay. If the epidermis of the frostbite is intact, you can apply frostbite ointment and warm compresses several times a day (do not apply hot compresses, which may aggravate the inflammatory response). If the frostbite has signs of localized infection, you can rub Bactrim or take antibacterial drugs. When blisters occur in severe frostbite, the treatment is similar to that of burn blisters, and retaining the outer skin of the blisters is favorable for healing. Frostbite TIPS 1, beer to relieve frostbite Add a small amount of beer to warm water, soak for about 20 minutes, you can relieve the pain caused by frostbite. Because the beer vitamin B1, B6 has anti-neuritis, and promote the efficacy of growth. Adhere to the winter with the addition of beer water immersion wash with, can help prevent frostbite. 2, garlic to prevent frostbite will be purple garlic mashed into mud, garlic mud on the parts of the frostbite, with gauze bandage, 24 hours after the wash, every 2 days garlic again, generally 3 times to prevent frostbite. This method can make the local qi and blood unimpeded, in order to reduce the occurrence of frostbite. This method is only suitable for frostbite did not break out when used. Frostbite rupture, timely to the hospital to do trauma treatment. In normal life, attention should be paid to avoid infection. 3, fresh ginger coated with frostbite with ginger gently rubbing frostbite, or with a piece of fresh ginger, simmering hot beside the stove and then cut into slices, rub the affected area. 4.Vinegar to relieve frostbite Take appropriate amount of vinegar and heat it on the fire, then remove the poison gauze dipped in vinegar and apply it to the affected area. Vinegar has the effect of dispersing stasis and swelling, and warm water can play a role in promoting blood circulation and reducing symptoms.