burnt my finger with hot oil--scarring question added - Page 3

[Mirzam]

Originally Posted by momto l&a

Honey is fine to put on open burn wounds. Studies have shown that burns treated with honey heal faster.
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/honey1.html
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/bo...at/honey2.html

FWIW, I totally agree with momto l&a. Just make sure the honey is raw and unheated.

[**guest**]

question re scarring. i think it is healing. i spent the whole day airing it out. but the loose skin that i assumed would dry out and fall off, is now imbedded in the burn area, and is all bunched up and bumpy, and i can't see how it will go away. i think this will become my scar, right? i am not vain, but it looks like it will look pretty ugly. i am also worried abut the skin being too tight and restricting my finger movement.

yesterday i was squirting with breastmilk, so maybe it dried it out? today i put neosporin again, as it says it minimizes scarring.

can something be done about it at this point? it is definitely healing.

thank you for your support, everybody.

[Meiri]

i am also worried abut the skin being too tight and restricting my finger movement.

Use it. Don't favor it by not using that hand. Let it stretch as you do things. Do extra bending even.

[saratc]

Originally Posted by uccomama

FWIW, I totally agree with momto l&a. Just make sure the honey is raw and unheated.

I third, or er fourth the recommendation for honey. Honestly, there are so many recommendations on this thread, but even if you can't get any for this wound, I would recommend a jar of raw honey in every house for wounds in general. I remember reading about doctors packing raw honey around wounds that are stubborn and won't heal. I also read they are awesome for burns.

The first time I used it was when I got a bad steam burn on my arm. This burn was about the size of a 50 cent piece. Even though I rinsed it in cold water right away and put ice on it, it wouldn't stop throbbing. I tried aloe and other things but it kept throbbing. It was starting to look "wet" like it would peel and get blistery and wouldn't stop hurting. Finally, remembering what I read, I smeared a bunch of honey over the area and for lack of things to cover it up, I saran wrapped my arm. It was a gooey mess under there but within a few minutes, my arm stopped hurting. I wore the saran wrap the whole evening and rinsed off the honey before bed. The bright redness had subsided a bit, no blisters had formed, and it no longer throbbed. I went to bed with it uncovered and the next day it was turning brown and wasn't hurting anymore. I've been using honey ever since as a wound dressing and my wounds seem to heal much faster than ever.