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Ointment from bruises: which is better to choose?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Ointment from bruises is a tool that reduces pain syndrome, swelling and effectively resolves existing bruises, bruises.
A bruise is called damage to soft tissues, a trauma is usually closed, the cause is the mechanical impact of an object, an object of great strength. After the impact of external force immediately there is swelling and hemorrhage inward, into nearby tissues. The pain can be different in intensity, so do not use bruises often to relieve the pain. If the blow fell on the shin, the periosteum, the ulnar nerve, the pain can be very acute, up to a shock.
The severity of the injury depends not only on the strength, but also on the part of the body to which it was exposed. If there are a lot of soft tissues and lymph nodes in the area of the bruise, bruising can be extensive, in places where the subcutaneous tissue is less, the hemorrhages will be spotted. Also a bruise can damage the nearby organ if the blow has taken a head, possibly a concussion. The bruise of the abdomen is fraught with organ ruptures, for example, the spleen. Any blow to the bone can provoke hemarthrosis - a hemorrhage into the joint cavity.
The phalanx of the finger after a bruise may be sore due to the subungual hematoma, in the chest often hemorrhages to the pleura occur. That is why the ointment from bruises is a primary aid, which does not replace the treatment in cases of severe trauma.
What are the symptoms of a mild contusion that do not require a doctor? You can use not only ointment from bruises, but also various gels and solutions, if there are such signs:
- A small swelling at the site of injury;
- Contusion is closed, without damaging the skin;
- The pain is tolerable, it appears only when you touch the place of injury;
- A bruise that does not spread and lasts for one to two weeks.
Ointment from bruising should have the following properties:
- Relieve pain;
- Neutralize swelling;
- Have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- Possess absorbing action;
- Ointment from bruises should have a cooling effect;
- It is good to penetrate into the subcutaneous fat (absorbed).
In this regard, the most effective means in the form of a gel, they penetrate better and faster through the cell membranes into damaged tissues. In the future, you can use the same drug, but in a different dosage form - as an ointment.
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Ointment from bruises based on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory substances
Extremely effective ointment from bruises, which contains non-steroidal anti-inflammatory substances (NSAIDs). Unlike bruises, where tissue trauma is not as deep, bruising requires more serious local therapy. Therefore, it is advisable to use ointment from bruises, gel containing ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen.
Ointment from bruises is applied to the site of injury with light movements about three to four times a day, depending on the degree of absorption. If the skin is damaged, the use of ointment is excluded, so as not to cause additional inflammation and irritation. In such cases, treatment of the wound with an antiseptic and cold compress is shown. If the area of the edema is large and the subcutaneous tissue under it is compacted, then the absorption of the drug is markedly reduced. In such situations, ointment from bruising should be used more often.
Ointment from bruises
Ointment from bruises can include a composition of badyag, which has long been known for its resorptive and decongestant properties. Good results are given by ointments, based on extracts from herbs and plants. Ophthalmus ointment, which is often referred to as a live-eye, neutralizes swelling, resolves hemarthroses, has an anesthetic effect. In addition, if the bruise has fallen on the bone, ointment with comfrey activates the restoration of cartilaginous cells and removes the inflammatory process.
Ointment from bruises based on heparin
Also used is an ointment from bruises and gels containing heparin, which has an anticoagulant effect, promotes the rapid dissolution of accumulated blood under the skin of blood clots and stabilizes the state of small capillaries (Heparin ointment, Lyoton). Effective and complex local remedies that both relieve inflammation, and reduce puffiness - Indovazin or Dolobene. The next stage of local therapy can be the use of ointments that improve blood circulation and metabolic processes in damaged soft tissues, these are ointments based on bee, snake venom, warming remedies - Finalgon, Espol, Apizatron.
Ointment from bruising should not be used for more than seven days, after this period the pain should subside, swelling - decrease. If there is a hematoma, it is considered normal up to two weeks. Any symptom of a bruise that can not be removed with topical preparations for a week indicates a more serious, deep trauma that requires qualified medical care.