What is the best medicine for frostbite

  There are two types of drugs commonly used for frostbite, one is to promote local blood circulation, such as frostbite cream and camphor cream, and the second is antibiotic ointment such as Bactrim (mupirocin ointment) used to prevent local bacterial infection when frostbite has broken down.  Frostbite is an inflammation of the skin caused by poor local blood circulation and cold stimulation, and topical medications are used to reduce inflammation, swelling and blood circulation. etc., you can choose 1-2 kinds according to the situation. For those with surface breakouts, antibiotic ointments are needed to help prevent infection, such as fusidic acid ointment, polymyxin B ointment, mupirocin ointment, etc., twice a day, without water until the skin surface heals. In addition to topical medication, drugs such as dipyridamole and nicotinamide can be taken orally to dilate blood vessels. Scopolamine may also be applied as appropriate. In addition, physical therapy such as red and blue light and helium-neon laser can also be used to facilitate skin healing.  Frostbite is mainly caused by the combination of the cold environment and one’s own constitution. In addition to treatment, one should pay attention to keeping warm in autumn and winter, exercise more, eat more warm foods such as beef and mutton, and massage the hands, feet, ears and other parts of the body that are prone to frostbite, which has a certain preventive effect.