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Moist wounds heal 2-3 times faster than dry wounds (woundeducators.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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& https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842869/

I feel like it should be common knowledge to help people not only recover faster, but also to have less complications and less scarring.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Huh, interesting but I feel I need to relay that this moisture isn't walking around with an open wound in the rainforest. It's various types of specialized concoctions to prevent bacterial growth and provide the building blocks needed for tissue regrowth.

I've actually seen the products before, like big bandaids with a gel-like substance instead of the normal cotton pad. Interesting to see that they apparently not only help with less itching but also leads to less scaring and faster healing.