Something I’ve always been curious about is how cuts or burns inside of your mouth heal without forming a hard scab like you would get on your skin. Does blood clot differently in our mouths?
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it’s the constant moisture exposure. if you were to scrape your knee and somehow keep it moist constantly it wouldn’t scab either. and in fact keeping a skin wound moisturized, say with very regular applications of an ointment or coconut oil or whatever, would allow it heal more quickly than if it were to dry out.
I had a tonsil out recently, looked just like a wet scab on your knee after a long swim.
Here are some (mildly NSFL) photos spanning 10 days of healing:
[Day 0](https://i.imgur.com/b2ucC9b.jpg)
[Day 8](https://i.imgur.com/IwReq7k.jpg)
[Day 10](https://i.imgur.com/l0iOqBq.jpg)
it’s the constant moisture exposure. if you were to scrape your knee and somehow keep it moist constantly it wouldn’t scab either. and in fact keeping a skin wound moisturized, say with very regular applications of an ointment or coconut oil or whatever, would allow it heal more quickly than if it were to dry out.
it’s the constant moisture exposure. if you were to scrape your knee and somehow keep it moist constantly it wouldn’t scab either. and in fact keeping a skin wound moisturized, say with very regular applications of an ointment or coconut oil or whatever, would allow it heal more quickly than if it were to dry out.
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If moisture helps prevent a scab, why do they always want me to change out wet bandages? Could I keep the bandage wet with some antibiotic.
Sometimes when I injur the inside of my mouth by biting or something similar a canker sore forms and hurts like a bitch. I always just assumed that was the mouth’s “scabbing”, isn’t it?
If moisture helps prevent a scab, why do they always want me to change out wet bandages? Could I keep the bandage wet with some antibiotic.
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