What happens if the wound scabs over and becomes infected and left untreated?

If left untreated, the bacteria in the pus will cause the infection foci to expand, such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain such as flushing around the wound and rising temperature. If the infection worsens, it may affect the deep tissues under the skin, leading to the possibility of cellulitis. In addition, it may cause an abscess to appear in the soft tissues under the skin, resulting in local bulging, and if the abscess ruptures, it can also cause pus to drain from the deep soft tissues.

It may also cause the wound to gradually become deeper ulcers, resulting in chronic, refractory ulcers.

First of all, the scope of infection will become larger and larger, and eventually the wound will be difficult to control. When the infection is severe, it can also cause systemic symptoms such as increased body temperature, chills, etc. Secondly, if the infected area is not treated as soon as possible, it is easy to form large scars after healing, which will affect the appearance.

Therefore, after inflammation and pus, the patient needs to go to the surgical or emergency department of the hospital for treatment in time.

Step 1: Remove the scab. First, wash the wound with normal saline to infiltrate and soften the dry scab, then gently separate the dry scab with a cotton swab, gently pick it with tweezers, and gradually remove it in several times.

Step 2: Wash away the pus. Rinse the wound with saline again, dilute the thick pus, and dip the pus off with a cotton swab or cotton ball to expose the fresh granulation tissue and keep the wound clean and flat, so that it is not easy to leave a scar after healing the long skin.

Step 3: Disinfect and apply medicine. Some carrion with relatively tight adhesions can be dissolved and removed with ointment, the wound is cleaned with normal saline again, the wound is disinfected with iodine, and then the ointment gauze is applied to bandage to maintain long-term antibacterial care, promote the dissolution of the wound and liquefy the carrion, and the pus discharged is absorbed by the gauze.

Step 4: Keep it moist. After the inflammation is controlled, the secretion of pus from the wound is reduced, and it gradually turns into normal wound exudate, and the dressing is changed regularly to maintain the moistness of the wound, which is more conducive to the swimming and proliferation of epidermal cells.

It should be mentioned here that the method of exposing the wound to dry scabbing is only suitable for superficial small wounds, if the wound area is large, or there is depth, this treatment method is wrong, let alone sprinkle powder on the wound, and do not use banned disinfectants such as red and purple syrup, it is very important to keep the wound clean and flat without dirt.

It will gradually deteriorate and develop into lesions.

In the process of wound healing, there will definitely be a process of scabbing, but the scab will raise a lump, sometimes itchy, and even bleeding tissue fluid, which makes people want to peel it and fear another injury. In the end, whether the scab needs to be peeled off, Wu Jini, the attending physician of the ** department of Taipei Chang Gung Hospital, said that it depends on whether the side of the scab is clean and whether there is redness and swelling.

There are many rumors on the Internet, some people think that the scab is a protective mechanism, and you must be patient no matter what, but some people say that the bottom of the scab will rot, and everyone must continue to keep the wound moist to repair it quickly. However, Wu Jini said that in the process of wound repair, because there are repair substances such as coagulation factors, it is normal for a layer of scabs to appear on the wound.

In fact, when there is a scab, it can still be disinfected and medicatedAs long as you use a clean cotton swab and normal salt water to clean up the dirt around the scab, and then use a cotton swab to dip the medicine on the scab and gently apply it to the scab, the medicine can still penetrate in. 」

Jiang Jianping, the attending physician of the ** Department of the General Hospital of the Three Services, also said that in fact, scabs do have a certain protective effectIf the wound is very shallow, the scab usually really means that it is almost healed, and do not peel off the scab, which will make the ** hurt all the time, from acute inflammation to chronic inflammation, which may cause ulceration, cellulitis or necrosis. 」

However, Wu Jini said that if it is a particularly thick scab, and there is redness and swelling on the outside, and there is tissue fluid or pus flowing out, it means that the bottom may still be inflamed or even infected, and the wound should be retreated. And some crusts that look like scabs, yellow or dark black, are actually necrotic**, which is more common in people with chronic ulcers or bedsoresDead skin prevents the epidermis from growing back from both sides, so it is necessary to go to the hospital for a doctor to perform a debridement, disinfect the wound first, and then dig up the rotten tissue. 」

Jiang Jianping also laughed and said that this kind of thick scab or dead skin, the epidermis looks very good, and the bottom of the scab is ulcerated, and doctors will jokingly call it "gold and silver", and debridement can allow the body to grow back to normal tissue healing.

If the edge is very tightly attached, it means that the bottom is healing, and if it can be pushed, it means that there is an infection, if it is very red and red, it means that it may be inflamed, and it is best to ask a doctor to deal with it. 」

Wu Jini said that for general wounds, if the scab can be slightly pushed when rubbing the medicine, don't be too nervous, just apply the medicine and clean it, because it affects the wound and causes scars, it is too much dirt, and it should be cleaned at least once a day, morning and evening, to remove the fallen dandruff, old drugs and dust. When the epidermis underneath grows, the dermis will not cling to the scab, so it will come down without rubbing hard, as long as you do a good job of keeping it clean. 」

Purulent infection is due to the inflammatory reaction of bacteria invading the human body, local redness, swelling, heat, pain and dysfunction, in severe cases, bacteria and toxins into the blood circulation can cause toxemia or sepsis, wound infection is the result of the proliferation of bacteria in the body, pus is a thick or thin exudate formed during the inflammatory process of body tissues, which contains degeneration, necrotic white blood cells, bacteria, necrotic tissue fragments and exuded tissue fluid. An ulcer is a wound that does not heal due to avascular necrosis, trauma, infection, or improper wound management of the soft tissue. Improper treatment of wounds and ulcers in the early stage of ulceration will cause capillary rupture and necrosis around the wound, and obstruction of microcirculation will cause swelling and pain in the surrounding soft tissues, so when the soft tissues are broken and necrotic due to capillary rupture and necrosis, and the microcirculation is blocked, and the nutrient supply is not available, the soft tissue cells will lose the ability to repair themselves, and the local vicious circle wound will become larger and larger.

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