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Scar from garlic burn
I have a fresh scar on my legs due to garlic. I put a clove on my legs overnight because theres a boil occuring, I was scared. Base on my understanding, garlic is the best antibiotic/antibac.
my question, how long would it take for the scar to heal? what would i put it on to let the scar cure faster?
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Dr. Revanta Saha
Dermatologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Dear Patient,
Kindly excuse me for my blunt answer but your understanding is very wrong. Garlic is an irritant and when applied on skin it may cause severe reaction in form of irritant contact dermatitis and burns and never used as an antibacterial agent on skin. Moreover you have furthered the damage by applying clove. Kindly don't treat it anymore by your understanding and please visit a dermatologist asap so that it may be salvaged to the extent possible.
Best Regards.
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