Gardeners' World star Sue Kent share a message for other gardeners on social media recently (Image: BBC) BBC Gardeners' World presenter Sue Kent recently opened up about a "massive scar" she was left with following a gardening mishap. The green-fingered star revealed on her social media the consequences of not properly treating an injury sustained while indulging in her horticultural hobby. Citing tips from Dr Samantha Ellis, which she shared via Instagram , Sue emphasised the importance of proper wound care, saying, "Often cutting myself in the garden.
I have a massive scar on my leg from not doing this. We live and learn!" On hand to provide expert advice, Dr Ellis recounted a conversation via a video posted by Sue: "I just got off the phone with my best friend and the conversation I just had with her made me realise, as a dermatologist, that most people do not know how to take care of cuts and scrapes. "She just basically face planted in her garden and scraped up her elbows and her knees, and she called me and was like 'What do I do?'" function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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" Diving deeper into the correct first-aid measures, Dr Ellis continued: "If you want your cut or scrape to heal with the smallest, most imperceptible scar ever, you're gonna do these things. Don't miss..
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You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy "You're gonna wash it out really well with soap and water, then you're going to pat it dry and apply a thin layer of unmedicated ointment like Vaseline or Aquaphor". "After that you're gonna put a band aid on there and keep it covered.
And every 24 hours you're gonnna repeat that process [...
] you will do this until you have a nice layer of pink skin there. This process may feel annoying, you may feel like it's slowing down the wound healing cause you're not getting that satisfying, crusty, thick scab. But I promise you it will make the overall scar so much better.
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