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POST-BIOPSY CARE
Biopsy Post-Care Instructions
At-home wound care starts the day after you’ve had a skin biopsy.
1. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Rub your hands together until you see a lather. Then wash the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
2. Remove the bandage gently. Avoid touching the wound with your hands. Even after washing your hands, germs from your hands could end up on your wound.
3. Clean your wound. Gently wash the wound and surrounding skin with mild soap and water. It’s important that the soap be mild. Fragrance-free also helps. You don’t want to use an antibacterial or deodorant soap.
4. Rinse thoroughly. Gently let the water run over the wound. You want to thoroughly rinse away the soap.
5. Pat the wound and the skin around the wound dry with a clean washcloth. You’ll need to apply a new bandage, so you want the area to be dry.
6. Using petroleum jelly that comes in a squeeze tube, squeeze out enough to cover your wound. Gently apply the petroleum jelly to the wound. This will keep the wound moist. A moist wound heals faster.
7. Cover the wound with an adhesive bandage or sterile gauze and paper tape. Moist, covered wounds heal faster. Keeping the wound moist and covered also helps to avoid a scab.
8. Repeat the above steps every day for as long as your dermatologist recommends. Most wounds from a skin biopsy heal in 7 to 10 days. Biopsies in certain areas such as the lower legs usually take longer to heal.
Until the wound heals, you want to stay out of swimming pools, hot tubs, and other places where the wound would be immersed in water. This helps prevent infection. You can take a shower. After your shower, always care for the wound.
If you have stitches, continue to repeat the above steps until your dermatologist removes your stitches and tells you to stop caring for your wound.
1. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Rub your hands together until you see a lather. Then wash the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
2. Remove the bandage gently. Avoid touching the wound with your hands. Even after washing your hands, germs from your hands could end up on your wound.
3. Clean your wound. Gently wash the wound and surrounding skin with mild soap and water. It’s important that the soap be mild. Fragrance-free also helps. You don’t want to use an antibacterial or deodorant soap.
4. Rinse thoroughly. Gently let the water run over the wound. You want to thoroughly rinse away the soap.
5. Pat the wound and the skin around the wound dry with a clean washcloth. You’ll need to apply a new bandage, so you want the area to be dry.
6. Using petroleum jelly that comes in a squeeze tube, squeeze out enough to cover your wound. Gently apply the petroleum jelly to the wound. This will keep the wound moist. A moist wound heals faster.
7. Cover the wound with an adhesive bandage or sterile gauze and paper tape. Moist, covered wounds heal faster. Keeping the wound moist and covered also helps to avoid a scab.
8. Repeat the above steps every day for as long as your dermatologist recommends. Most wounds from a skin biopsy heal in 7 to 10 days. Biopsies in certain areas such as the lower legs usually take longer to heal.
Until the wound heals, you want to stay out of swimming pools, hot tubs, and other places where the wound would be immersed in water. This helps prevent infection. You can take a shower. After your shower, always care for the wound.
If you have stitches, continue to repeat the above steps until your dermatologist removes your stitches and tells you to stop caring for your wound.
HAIR
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SKIN
Tretinoin / Retinol
How to apply tretinoin or retinol cream/gel at night
How To Protect Your Skin from Sun Damage
Tips from Dermatologists to guard your skin from the damaging effects of the sun.
Atopic Dermatitis: BLEACH BATH THERAPY
If your child’s dermatologist recommends bleach baths, follow these important steps for giving a bleach bath:
Use regular strength – 6 percent – bleach for the bath. Do not use concentrated bleach.
Use a measuring cup or measuring spoon to add the bleach to the bath. Adding too much bleach to the bath can irritate your children’s skin. Adding too little bleach may not help.
Measure the amount of bleach before adding it to the bath water. For a full bathtub of water, use a half cup of bleach. For a half-full tub of water, add a quarter cup of bleach. For a baby or toddler bathtub, add one teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water.
Never apply bleach directly to your child’s eczema. While the tub is filling, pour the bleach into the water. Be sure to wait until the bath is fully drawn and bleach is poured before your child enters the tub.
Talk with your dermatologist about how long your child should soak in the tub. Most dermatologists recommend a five- to 10-minute soak.
Pat your child’s skin dry after the bath. If your child uses eczema medication, apply it immediately after the bath. Then moisturize your child’s skin.
Talk with a board-certified dermatologist before beginning bleach bath therapy with your child. If you have questions or concerns about caring for your child’s eczema, you should make an appointment to see a dermatologist.
- American Academy of Dermatology
Use regular strength – 6 percent – bleach for the bath. Do not use concentrated bleach.
Use a measuring cup or measuring spoon to add the bleach to the bath. Adding too much bleach to the bath can irritate your children’s skin. Adding too little bleach may not help.
Measure the amount of bleach before adding it to the bath water. For a full bathtub of water, use a half cup of bleach. For a half-full tub of water, add a quarter cup of bleach. For a baby or toddler bathtub, add one teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water.
Never apply bleach directly to your child’s eczema. While the tub is filling, pour the bleach into the water. Be sure to wait until the bath is fully drawn and bleach is poured before your child enters the tub.
Talk with your dermatologist about how long your child should soak in the tub. Most dermatologists recommend a five- to 10-minute soak.
Pat your child’s skin dry after the bath. If your child uses eczema medication, apply it immediately after the bath. Then moisturize your child’s skin.
Talk with a board-certified dermatologist before beginning bleach bath therapy with your child. If you have questions or concerns about caring for your child’s eczema, you should make an appointment to see a dermatologist.
- American Academy of Dermatology
NAIL CARE
White Vinegar Soaks for Nail Fungus
How to guide for white vinegar soak to treat nail fungus
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