Guest guest Posted May 12, 2000 Report Share Posted May 12, 2000 >Does anyone out there have any experience in attempting to speed and >improve healing of a skin graft? The patient concerned is in her early 20s >and has a 5 month old graft at the top of her thigh. It has taken well, but >is still quite a dark colour and bumpy.She is fit and well otherwise. I >gave her a cream with calendula oil, lavender essential oil and comfrey, >but am uncertain about using comfrey on a skin graft. I also gave her >rosemary and nettle tea.> Dear Kate Skin-healing herbs, fixed oils and essential oils include Hydrocotyl, Daucus carota, Pogostemon patchouli, mosquita. Vitamin E applied topically. It might help to occlude the skin with a suitable (non-toxic)cling film type covering after you have applied the cream, oil or whatever. All the best Morag Morag Chacksfield BSc,MNIMH mode60@... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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