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> I used the same (an alternating application of Vaseline and Hydrogen Peroxide). The treatment left me with no scars, just as it left Yeager with no scars. Th

• sswaner 6y ago
  That is a good question that the parent comment has prompted me to consider. As mentioned above, I have attributed the specifics to the Yeager biography for many years, but incorrectly. My treatment was to apply Vaseline to my wounds to keep them soft, then 2-3 times per day to scrub the wound with a gauze pad soaked in hydrogen peroxide. It was very painful, but resulted in none of the predicted scars. Similar to Yaeger's treatment, but different in the specifics (as further review pointed out to me). I am not a doctor, please don't follow any medical advice I share. As for the 0 references, I found 1 (or .5, it only mentions Hydrogen Peroxide): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561480/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561480/ In addition, I found the following: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/5752/can-burn-scars-be-avoided-by-repeated-scraping https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/5752/can-burn-s... http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=37867 http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=37867
  • voldacar 6y ago
    This is super fascinating - I was always told that cleaning wounds with H2O2 could if anything, make the scars worse.