“It’s not a good idea at all,” says Dr. Lawrence Dell, one of the Lakes Urgent Care doctors. “While the hydrogen peroxide bubbles, turns foamy white on the wound, it is bleaching the blood away on a cellular level, potentially causing damage and delayed healing,” said Dr. Dell. According to a recent article in USA Today, “While you may think you are thoroughly cleaning your wound, (by using hydrogen peroxide)…you are causing corrosive tissue damage, significantly impairing the healing process, and irreversibly worsen the scarring process. Severe toxicity from skin application could include inflammation and blistering. “The next time you see someone applying hydrogen peroxide to a wound, tell them they are doing much more harm than good.