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23 Jul 2024


NextImg:I’m a doctor — this is the easiest way to heal mosquito bites fast

Don’t let mosquito bites bug you anymore.

Dr. Geeta Yadav, a board-certified dermatologist in Toronto, is sharing a simple suggestion for those fed up with mosquito bites. She proposes putting a pimple patch over the suck spot to help it heal faster.

“This can help prevent scratching, which often leads to infection and scarring,” Yadav advised in a TikTok last month that has netted 7.3 million views. “Always clean the bite before and after applying a patch. Stay itch-free!”

Definitely don’t scratch a mosquito bite, it can lead to infection and scarring. New Africa – stock.adobe.com

Hydrocolloid patches are the go-to for Dr. Andrea Suarez, a board-certified dermatologist in Houston.

Hydrocolloids — used as thickening or gelling agents in food — provide a protective covering to a skin wound. They absorb excess moisture such as oil and pus and reduce inflammation and redness, which are hallmarks of skeeter stings.

Hydrocolloid patches provide a protective covering to a skin wound.
Hydrocolloid patches provide a protective covering to a skin wound. st.kolesnikov – stock.adobe.com

“The hydrocolloid helps to absorb that inflammatory stuff that makes it very itchy and swell up, and it also serves as a barrier, preventing you from scratching — it almost takes the itch away immediately,” Suarez explained in an Instagram video last summer.

“You can leave [the patch] on overnight, wake up the next morning, and the mosquito bite is practically gone,” she added.

Well+Good reports that hydrocolloid patches shouldn’t be left on for more than eight hours.

After removing it, treat the bump with a topical cortisone cream, which can help relieve remaining redness, itching and swelling.

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Unfortunately for New Yorkers, the bug behemoth Orkin recently ranked the Big Apple No. 2 on its list of mosquito-prone cities. The line-up is based on new residential mosquito treatments from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Only Los Angeles sucks more.