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GENERAL
​WOUND CARE

  • GREASY IS BEST!
  • DO NOT “let the air get to it.” Scabbing will slow the healing process and cause scarring.
  • After 24 hours, remove the bandage, and clean the wound with soap and water.
  • Pat the wound dry gently and apply new Bacitracin or Polysporin ointment and a bandage (we do not recommend Neosporin as most people develop an allergy to it after prolonged use).
  • Repeat this procedure for until the site has completely healed. 
  • You may shower and swim as normal but clean and re-bandage wound daily.
  • Signs of wound infection are heat & a large, red, painful expanding ring & fever or chills.
  • Signs of Neosporin allergy are itching, redness and blisters after 2-3 days.

CRYOTHERAPY (FROZEN SITE) WOUND CARE

  • After treatment, the sites may be red and puffy or even blistered.
  • THE GREASIER YOU KEEP THE SITES THE FASTER THEY WILL HEAL!
  • Apply moisturizers, Vaseline , OTC Hydrocortisone cream, or any other recommended ointment 2-3 times a day to wound sites until they become crusty and peel. 
  • After wounds peel you will see new pink, healthy skin. 
  • Keep new skin protected from the sun and it will fade slowly back to its natural color.
  • If it was necessary to freeze thick lesions very quickly, they may leave a permanent light, whitish colored spot on the skin.

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