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Suggest Treatment For Skin Burn
In the 60 s a burn ointment was used in hospitals - it s a honey color and smell kind of antiseptic - I d like to buy some but cant remember the name - it felt like Vaseline but wasn t - I d like to use it for scrapes but afraid it might not be available
Fri, 26 May 2017
Hi.
As per your advice for burns-
The ointment you are taking about is a povidone-iodine ointment available as betadine or wokadine ointmnent. It is still freely available.
My preferred ointment for a burn would be a silver sulphadiazine cream as it is more effective.
Thanks.
Dr.Harshit Bhachech
MBBS,DDVL
As per your advice for burns-
The ointment you are taking about is a povidone-iodine ointment available as betadine or wokadine ointmnent. It is still freely available.
My preferred ointment for a burn would be a silver sulphadiazine cream as it is more effective.
Thanks.
Dr.Harshit Bhachech
MBBS,DDVL
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