Originally posted by Titan
I personally am not sure about that. Every cut I had that I treated with either hydrogen peroxide or some kind of antiseptic cream healed fine and quickly without scarring but the cuts I don\'t do anything with take longer to heal and I scar. Maybe it depends on a person\'s body chemistry.
I didn\'t say not doing anything about it. I say use water instead of hydrogen peroxide. Use water to clean the cut and then wipe it off with a napkin or something. If you add antibiotics, it helps heal faster. But again, water with antibiotic is much better than hydrogen peroxide with antibiotic.
Hydrogen peroxide is probably better with cleaning off dirt off the skin or something, again not to be confuse with cuts or wounds, just dirt or germs on the skin. Say, before a surgery, a nurse may uses hydrogen peroxide to clean the skin before cutting it open with a knife.
I remember when i was in 4th or 5th grade during recess, I went out play on the monkey bars. I fell down and skinned my elbow. I went to the nurse\'s office, the lady there just use lukewarm water to clean off the wound. Then she probably added antibiotic (can\'t really remember) and bandaged it. A few weeks later, the scar is very less visible, almost invisible. Now I couldn\'t even see it at all without giving it a good look.
Back when I was in 7 and going into 8 grade, I skinned my knee in the summer. It was deep. My mom clean it off with hydrogen peroxide I believe, and till now, the scar still remain. Not to mention the discoloration. Its have this dark reddish discoloration on my knee. Maybe someday I will go to a plastic surgery and remove the discoloration.
