Cuts and grazes
Cut yourself or suffered from a graze?
Attend to it properly so that your skin
can recover quickly.
Fortunately, the most common everyday injuries are minor wounds that can easily be attended to with a plaster.
Whether you have cut yourself while chopping vegetables, grazed your skin while scratching along a wall or falling on your hands – a plaster will help these injuries heal better.
Cuts. A cut is an area of severed skin that has been penetrated with a sharp edge, such as a knife, a small tool or the edge of a sheet of paper. The wound will often bleed and have slightly gaping wound edges.
ABRASIONS HURT BECAUSE
OF THE NERVE ENDINGS
UNDER OUR SKIN
Grazes or abrasions: a usually harmless abrasion of the upper skin layers that occurs after falling on knees, hands or elbows, or scratching over a rough surface with some skin coming off subsequently. Abrasions can be painful since the injury often extends to the many fine nerve endings beneath the skin.
Do not remove any embedded objects; leave this to medical staff. We also recommend you disinfect the graze or abrasion.
In all cases, cover the cut or abrasion with a plaster. A plaster will protect the injured area from friction, bacteria and contamination, will absorb wound fluid and create conditions in which the wound can heal undisturbed.
Tip: special Elastoplast plasters such as Fabric Antibacterial already contain antibacterial silver in their wound pads that will reduce the risk of infection.When treating children: explain what you are doing, that it might be a little painful but they will soon feel better.
Did you know that you can speed up wound healing? Using the Elastoplast Wound Healing Ointment, which promotes up to two times faster healing and can be used in all stages of wound healing.
USING THE ELASTOPLAST WOUND HEALING OINTMENT
WILL SPEED UP HEALING
BY UP TO 50%
A moist healing environment has been clinically proven to aid and speed up the natural wound healing process. Elastoplast Wound Healing Ointment creates a breathable film that protects the wound from external influences while preventing the wound from drying out. This is clinically proven to promote faster wound healing and reduce the risk of scarring.
The Elastoplast Wound Healing Ointment is very skin friendly. The gentle formula is dermatologically tested* and is suitable for babies, children and sensitive skin.
Elastoplast Wound Healing Ointment is free of colorants, fragrances and animal-derived substances (vegan). The ointment can be combined with Elastoplast standard plasters, such as Silicone, Fabric, Sensitive, and Water Resistant as well as kids plasters.
*Skin tolerability dermatologically tested.
No. It is a wound care myth that keeping minor cuts and grazes uncovered helps them to heal faster. The opposite is true. Research shows that covered wounds heal more efficiently and with a reduced risk of infection. Elastoplast products provide safe protection until the wound is completely healed. (See also: Moist wound healing and Silver technology.)
We recommend you contact a medical professional if:
Wound dressings and plasters should usually be changed each day.
You should contact a medical professional as soon as you recognise signs of infection. Symptoms may include not only pus, but also swelling, redness, heat, pain, itching or burning. In case of infection, the wound will need specialist medical treatment.
Elastoplast Aqua Protect Strips are waterproof, so will not come off while you wash or shower. All Elastoplast Plastic Plasters and our Kids Plasters are also water resistant.
Looking to protect your wound from dirt as well as infection? Then try a plaster that contains antiseptic ointment or an antiseptic such as silver technology (e.g. Wound Plasters and Antibacterial Sensitive), which are designed to help you avoid infection even more effectively. We recommend extra cleansing before you apply the plaster.
If you have very sensitive skin, we recommend you use Elastoplast Sensitive products. These plasters are especially developed for sensitive skin, and are very skin friendly and hypoallergenic.
Always cover your wound. Make sure you have different bandages and wound dressings to hand so that you will have the right one for your specific body part and injury. Some suggestions from the Elastoplast range:
Find tips on what it should contain here.
Always see your doctor if your wound is deep, bleeding or shows signs of infection such as reddening, swelling or warmth. Seek medical help if you are not able to clean the wound properly.
If you have diabetes, proper wound care is of special importance. Always discuss any concerns you may have with your doctor and/or podiatrist, even for the care of minor wounds and skin cracks – especially on your feet.
Please note that none of the tips above replace professional medical advice. Consult a health professional if you are uncertain how to treat your wound properly. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
For further information about Elastoplast products, please contact us at consumer.relations.uk@beiersdorf.com
Please read the instructions for use given in our product packaging with care.
Learn how to treat minor cuts and grazes and how you can speed up the healing process by using the Elastoplast Healing Ointment.