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Can Epsom Salts Help To Heal Cuts On The Labia?

Posted on Wed, 15 Mar 2017

Question: I was pushing a vacuum hose or with a rod that slipped through my legs and cut my labia. I soaked in Epson salt and put ointment on it. Will it heal on its own

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Depends on the extent of injury

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

What is your age?
Did you bleed? Is there visible injury and what extent?
Epsom salt would help to cut the local blood supply and reduce the inflammation and bleed. What ointment did you put?
If the injury is greater and if it still bleeds then you should see for an examination by primary care.
If there is no bleeding after epsom salt, no major bruise then you can wait it out.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (45 minutes later)

It bleed and the bleeding did stop after Epson bath. And doesn't hurt now. A lil uncomfortable cause of the location. I put triple antibiotics on it.

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take pain medication like ADVIL

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

It seems a trivial injury and may not require doctor attention. You can wait it out. Meanwhile prefer to take over the counter pain medicines like ADVIL / NAPROSYN. Apply the triple antibiotic over the area.

This should go away in two days.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar