Many people reach for Neosporin for cuts, minor wounds, burns, and scrapes. It's an antibacterial ointment that effectively treats some injuries, but should not be used on every type of open wound.

For proper wound care, treat with wound an antiseptic ointment such as Neosporin prior to application.

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Slow wound healing is a process in which a wound, whether large or small, heals ...

For a wound with minimal drainage, it is recommended to apply a topical ointment to promote moist wound healing (see Figure 4). This product is fenestrated; therefore, ointments can be applied ...

Calgary-based NanoTess makes a gel called NanoSALV that's designed to to help heal chronic wounds, skin injuries, infections ...

Dermatitis. 2008;19(4):181-189. In contrast to the case of closed wounds, the bacterial colonization of open wounds and the efficacy of topical antimicrobial agents in such situations as they ...

However, those who had been treated with the ointment were sleeping and their wounds were healing. Paré had by chance discovered a more effective treatment for treating gunshot wounds.