Benefits of Covered Wounds: Scabs & the Wound Healing Process | BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages 

ahhh another 3 am video im interested to watch

It's all fun and games until you have to take the bandaid off.

I was always taught to let the wound dry out. After getting a bad cut on my hand over Thanksgiving, I did some research on wound care to prevent scaring and all the stuff I've been finding says to keep it moist and covered. It's healing a lot faster and none of the discomfort you get from a scab. I'll update if there's any scarring.

This animation is so well done

thatclose up of the scab is so freaking satisfying it almost makes me want to have a scab

Just looking at y that scab makes want to peel it off

He compared my cells to fish Lmao wtf

Excellent, easy-to-understand explanation of wound healing. I used this method to treat deep road rash on my husband's shoulder. It took a long time to heal but the results are much better than if we had allowed it to scab over.

I am watching this video to confirm that should I cover with the wound or let it dry. Good information, it helped me.

I was airing out a wound too soon as I got band aid it healed within two days way faster like magic

A very clear and precise explanation - awesome.

Wtf I thought we’re supposed to let it dry???!? MY LIFE IS A LIE

This animation almost made me throw up. But that kind of explains why scabs keep getting thicker as time pass by.

This is very interesting and makes me wanna injure myself and see the healing process through covered wound, cause ive been letting my wounds dry up since i was a kid

thanks for this information.. very useful..

I was told by a nurse to cover it up during the day to prevent infection and to help with the healing process. But to uncover it at nights to let it get some air to also help the body speed up the healing process. My daughter fell on some cement and tore a huge chunk of 2 layers from her skin on her foot. Very big and painful looking wound. She can barely walk at times. She walks better when it’s wrapped up. Ive had triple antibiotics on it every day with gauze and a wrap during the day, but at nights we let it air dry. Im questioning whether the air drying is necessary or not bc of blankets going over it and stuff.

I had a fall and wounded myself for the first time in over a decade. It was a deep gash on my knee and I had to relearn the healing process. Through some research and trial and error this is what seemed to have worked best. 1. Clean the open wound thoroughly with water. Yes this hurts, but it’s vital. 2. Cover the cleaned wound with a wound dressing, especially overnight to avoid bleeding/weeping onto your bed sheets. This dressing makes the wound moist and rapidly speeds up the healing process. 3. After a few nights of sleeping with the dressing, I noticed the wound was repaired to the point where it was almost level with the outmost skin. It was at this point that I started airing out the wound during the day to form a scab. CAUTION: at the very beginning, I wasn’t washing the wound because I didn’t want to mess up the scab. It turns out the scab was infected (dark brown and red). I fixed this by sitting in a hot shower for 20 minutes until the scab was moist and then scrubbing it half off with a loofah and soap. This restarted the healing process. From that point I continued to dress the wound every night and gently washing it in the shower daily.

God is great god and his creation his ideas his nature how he made us everything in our how he heals every damages both mental n physical incredible love you god thankyou for giving us this life this body and everything we need n want 🤗

I once got a paper cut on my finger. I normally would just let it heal on its own but I decided to do an experiment and use a band aid with anti bacterial cream. Without the cream and band aid it took 5-7 days for the wound to heal where as without them it took about a month. I think the reasoning behind it is that the skin was moist the whole time it was covered and was able to heal quickly.

so i should always pick at scabs because they make it harder, re-bleed, grow new scabs, and continue until i use a bandaid?

Interesting! Unfortunately I’m a pimple popper especially on face and tend to scar.

you may use bandaids or gauze. whatever you prefer always clean the wound everyday. dont be filthy. i always have my 1st aid kit ready when we go cycling / bikepacking

Having my wound covered, the recovery takes time than the ones without cover.

I've had to take off a bandaid for a wound to heal.. sometimes bandaids create too much moisture.

The body is an amazing machine 🎉

Maybe, but the hypersensitivity on my most recent wound meant the bandage rubbing against it was actively unpleasant. I let it scab up, and that hard shell guarded the exposed nerves much more so the sensitivity decreased rapidly.

I would say that it depends on the severity and depth of the wound. A scab keeps a wound from constantly weeping fluid and blood which can make a royal mess.

This is indeed true

So what do u do when u got more than one cut and it's to big for a plaster?

This will sell more bandaids.

Can you use this on eczema?

I always use Band-Aids for wounds and i never dry it in the air

This is very helpful! I have a big scrape on my knee that’s healing. The scab is so uncomfortable and pokes me and itches. I’ll put moisturizer on it and see what happens

thats a reason why my wounds wont heal properly lol good thing gonna covered by band-aid

Is my life a lie

I only used bandages when going out At home just let it dry and heal naturally If it deep cut Use tissue before that wash using anti bacterial soap

It is just a band-aid ad. Once i got scab and the wound was fine. Then i removed it and put band-aid on and it started hurting like hell. Then again removed band-aid. After few hours scab formed again and pain gone

Nice animation.

I am still healing from a nasty dog bite wound on my little finger. I am so thankful to have the hydrocel bandaids that are available now for open cuts. They keep the wound moist yet dry. You can see the wound healing yet no scab forms. I went to urgent care and they suggested antibiotics in case of infection which are common in my situation. I watched my finger for more swelling and just kept the bandaids on.you can keep the bandaid on for five days before changing it. I tried the air method for one day and my finger just did not heal and started to throb again. I have a medical background. I hope anyone viewing this video takes the information seriously as it is true. With a small cut you may getaway with no bandaid. Yet you will find that using this bandaid will speed your healing and limit scarring.

It helps to minimize scar to form...

Interesting.. I got a blister recently and i thought putting band aid was slowing the recovery (also... I know I shouldn't touch it but its too late now 😅)

0:59 so we *are* supposed to pick the scabs

I’m wearing just a regular bandaid 🩹 on my blisters on my left foot on my toes my big toe and my 2nd toe right now

So, is it bad to have scrabs?

bruh, my stupid-ass thought a dull knife is safe and now I have to watch this video

man bandaids are like so uncomfortable especially sense most of my wounds are out my elbows or knees so when it bends it falls off

It works ! After 3 days with a bandaid, Vaseline/aquaphor let it breathe for an hour or so around day 2. You’re golden

So can I pick my scabs

The only thing that makes me weary of this is it’s a video by the company trying to sell me a product. Any non-biased videos like this?

Somebody is trying to sell more Band-Aids...

How much days to heal it

Not me watching this with my bandaid on 💀👌

What is the best dressing or ointment to create a moist wound environment?

Lol well I’m fucked. Got a skin wound on my hand and it’s almost impossible to keep a bandaid on when you have to constantly wash your hands

I really thought it was better to not wear bandaids for to long. Lmao so much misinformation in the world.

So why does the body make a scab then? If it isn't ideal?

I put petroleum jelly on my scabs

Mm okay I'll use a bandaid next time

I was ready to buy into the theory until the logo appeared at the end

I am not an expert but I have a biology degree and I teach anatomy. I am almost certain that cells do not move in any way like what you showed. They do not bounce. They do not float in ooze. That is absurd

Wheres the fun when you have no scab?

there's no reference to studies? the claims I've seen is that scars are likely to be more visible with bandages, this video seems to confirm this idea as the cells growing into the scab would be influenced by the shape of the wound more than those forced to go around it. me thinks they do protest too much

Video created by company that sells bandaids LMAO

Thank you. I will continue to peel all my scabs. I love to peel and smell them. :)

Johnson & Johnson wants only to sell their gauze! ❤❤

Doesn’t make sense to disparage a natural body process like that. This information is partly true but only when applied to certain type of wound. A deep wound should not be allowed to scab because it will dry out completely down to the most subcutaneous level of the skin. However a surface wound, scratch or brush burn should be allowed to scab to keep it protected while the body naturally heals itself. Just apply cocoa butter to keep it from scarring. Bandaids are a bad choice in some instances. They do keep the wound moist but because we have habits of keeping it on for far far too long, it invites infection. If it is that bad, use A&D and keep it open and clean it a lot. If it’s just a boo-boo, please just run it under water, hold a sterile pad to it for ten minutes and once the bleeding stops leave it alone.

All fun and games till the wound sticks to the bandaid

Great

I gotta argue tho, even if it takes longer doesn’t the scab provide protection as well?

Nice animation but complete wrong info. Factor in infections and retrauma after removing bandage then scab in best bandaid

Oh. Whoops

A multi million dollar company that sells bandaids told me so I believe them!! Lol

Oh.....

Sounds reasonable, but I am a little skeptical considering this video promoting the use of band-aids is made by a company that profits from the sale of band-aids.

But then I won't be able to pick at my scab when I'm bored.

BS nothing is more satisfying than yanking that scab off and looking at it while in pain.

filipino humans is having too much wound

Yeah...I'm not going to believe the big company that makes money on me believing that scabs are bad.

Moist environments are great until a fungus shows up

why does this feel so weird

Space Age !

Wait so it’s good to pick the scab

so me picking at a scab is okay-ish?

Why do thr 1:11 part look like cereal nasty

Why is the scab in this video actually the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen

Yeeeeahh right, this is exactly what big bandage wants you to think 🙄 (Satire)

I guess, mom, grandma, and uncle bill were wrong

I’d rather take the detour

Church

bandidas make my fingers go numb

Am I a fish??

I swear, I'm no nurse or medical professional wanna b. Just a human who had a nasty puncture wound. So I'm gonna just say what got me to the urgent care, and what I wish I knew before the puncture. Distilled water, or fresh bottled water to flush wound asap. In first aid kit. Next Kotex pads, or pampers diapers, yep your hearing me right. I tried gauze and soap and water for first aid, that was misery pure and simple. The gauze stuck to the wound when it got full of blood, when I changed the gauze and statistics they 're opened the wound. After two days of gauze and stereo strips urgent care gave me along with a needed anti biotic. I got sick of 're opening the wound and did this, poured fresh distilled water on the wound and blotted it dry with a kite pad. The kotex dried the wound and didn't stick to the healing tissue. I live in humidity so at night I gently laid the kotex pad on the wound to sleep up sweat. And nothing from the kotex pad stuck to my wound or hindered my human healing mechanisms. Gauze pads and the plastic adhesives on band aids kept sticking to the scab, and 're opening the wound at dressing changes. So my point, band aid meets kotex for pads to let a wound resperate and not stick to the wound or wound margin. Change dressing every four hours till the scab forms.

How the hell did humans survive for hundreds of thousands of years without a band aid?

My mom was convinced that the old way was better, she was so wrong because drying out the wound and allowing a scab to set it in is a highway to infection and severe pain.

This scared me.. this is how you get crates on your face after having a pimple

Ok cool so I can stop picking at my scabs like a psychotic 6 year old 😅😅😅😪

Sounds like absolute bollocks to try and sell plasters (band-aids), think I'll trust my own body over whichever company this is cheers

I don't know sounds like a lie created by big band-aid. BRB gonna gonna go drag my wound through dry sand instead

Ofcourse band-aid would spread this type of misinformation.

sure it makes it better buuut not using bandades trains ur body to be more responsive when u have a wound instead of making it dependant on bandaids