Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! <G> Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! <G> Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey who would have thunk it? Thanks for the 411! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 Peggy Galloup wrote: Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey who would have thunk it? Thanks for the 411! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 Peggy Galloup wrote: Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey who would have thunk it? Thanks for the 411! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 Peggy Galloup wrote: Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2001 Report Share Posted August 4, 2001 Honey who would have thunk it? Thanks for the 411! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 Peggy Galloup wrote: Honey heals Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp Effect on wounds It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! Peg ~goatpal~ 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. The Galloup Family Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats Northeast New York --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 My only experience with scars has been a 16lb breast reduction 5 years ago. I put warm Vitamin E oil on them twice a day which not only felt wonderful but I have almost no visable scars... it really works well. Deborah Dr. Rabkin DS Lap Pre-Op (hopefully 10/01)> > Honey heals > > Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. > > I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! > > So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. > > I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... > > Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. > > http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp > > Effect on wounds > It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: > > - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. > > - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) > > - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. > > - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. > > - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. > > - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. > > - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. > > - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. > > - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. > > - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. > > - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! <G> > > Peg ~goatpal~ > > 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp > > > Learn from the mistakes of others. > You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. > > The Galloup Family > Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats > Northeast New York > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 My only experience with scars has been a 16lb breast reduction 5 years ago. I put warm Vitamin E oil on them twice a day which not only felt wonderful but I have almost no visable scars... it really works well. Deborah Dr. Rabkin DS Lap Pre-Op (hopefully 10/01)> > Honey heals > > Ok, you can call me crazy.... but, I think honey really works! I haven't had my surgery yet but you can bet I'm going to try it when I do. > > I grew up on an apiary (bee farm/honey farm) so honey was used a lot! My Dad is a " nature nut " ...garlic, onions, honey, and herbs comprise his medicine chest. Anyway, we have always done a lot of research on bees and honey, just by the nature of the business. So when I was 17yrs old and received 2nd degree burns to my face (huge weeping blisters the size of golf balls covered my whole face and would break open each night leaving large open sores)then, my Father insisted that I keep my face covered in honey...yes it was a drippy sticky mess...hard to bandage a face comfortably. I couldn't even open my mouth (or eyes) without my skin cracking wide open, before the honey treatment, not to mention make " any " facial experessions. I wore that honey mask for a month I believe...even to school...what a sight I must have been! > > So, to make a long story short...I have " zero " scars, marks, or physical reminders of the burn. > > I did a quick search for info to back my theory and I came up with this... > > Mind you, my Father swears that you must use the " unpasturized honey. Not Sue Bee, etc. He says the healing properties are " cooked " out of them. Please don't take this as medical advice...just something to consider for decreased scarring. > > http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/factsheets/442.asp > > Effect on wounds > It is a common observation in the reports in medical journals that numerous benefits result from using honey to dress wounds: > > - The viscosity of honey provides a protective barrier, preventing wounds becoming infected. > > - Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to re-grow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, thus preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it's moist.) > > - Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. > > - Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries (essential to support the growth of other cells), the growth of fibroblasts (that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair) and the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. > > - Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation and removes the need for skin grafting, even with quite large wounds. > > - Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue and no pain when dressings are changed. > > - Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action. > > - The high sugar content of honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed. > > - Honey prevents the malodour commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection and more immediately by providing sugar to any bacteria present, so that lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly by-products of the degradation of protein. > > - Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. > > - Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Hey, if you can't eat it....WEAR IT! I'm going to! <G> > > Peg ~goatpal~ > > 1st consult. Oct. Dr.Pomp > > > Learn from the mistakes of others. > You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. > > The Galloup Family > Fresh Squeezed Dairy Goats > Northeast New York > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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