If infants are plastered, parents should apply localized hot compresses and tear the plaster in the direction of the local hairs to help reduce the local pain.
Since the plaster is sticky, parents can use warm water to apply hot compresses before tearing the plaster, which helps to improve the stickiness of the plaster and the pain generated when tearing the plaster. When tearing the ointment for infants, parents should follow the direction of the local hairs to tear, which also helps to relieve the pain when removing the ointment.
Because of the delicate skin of infants, parents should pay attention to the strength of the ointment when tearing, to avoid violent operation resulting in localized skin injury and increase the chance of infection. Redness of the skin after removing the plaster is normal and parents should not worry too much.
Parents are advised to use ointment for infants according to the doctor’s instructions and to remove local hairs before applying the ointment. Pay attention to skin care during the use of medication, and avoid infants scratching with their hands.