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SKIN AND DISEASE: LOCAL APPLICATIONS, EVAPORATING AND NEUTRAL COMPRESS
Local applications to the unhealthy skin
As a general rule one should never rely too much on local treatment, no matter how circumscribed the skin ailment appears to be. But there are cases where local measures must be employed to help to increase the local circulation, to break up congested spots, to relieve irritation, and to give comfort in painful ailments. For these purposes we may make good use of the various compresses and hot fomentations which assist in elimination and are never harmful. If pain and discomfort can be relieved in this way it is so much better than using pain-killing drugs which invariably upset the digestive system.
The evaporating compress
When there is an overheated and painful area of the skin great relief may be obtained by the use of the simple evaporating compress.
The part is covered by a wet cloth, which still retains as much ordinary cold water as possible, and should not be covered by any other material. The heat of the skin will soon raise the temperature of the compress, and then it should either be quickly changed and another cold one applied, or cold water should be poured over the one already in use. The idea is that the skin must be kept moist all the time, and the evaporating process gives great comfort and relief.
The neutral compress
In some cases the neutral compress is a very useful application that will give more relief to some people than will the cold one.
The temperature of the compress should be about that of the normal skin, and used in this way it is soothing, especially to the great system of nerves under the skin. It should be employed in all cases where the skin troubles seem to set up nervous irritations, and in those cases where the pain is of a neuralgic character it is well worth trying. It excludes the air from contact with the skin and at the same time keeps up a uniform temperature in all the tissues. By keeping the skin moist it softens the parts and allows the skin to absorb a certain amount of water into the external parts. When the skin is affected by a complaint that is clearly associated with an irritated nervous system this compress should be freely employed for its soothing qualities.
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