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Silver Nitrate Applicators for Scars

ICD-10 L91

Silver Nitrate Applicators is used in the treatment of scars, based on its FDA-labeled indications.

A scar is a permanent patch of skin that grows over a wound . It forms when your body heals itself after a cut, scrape, burn, or sore. You can also get scars from surgery that cuts through the skin, infections like chickenpox, or skin conditions like acne . Scars are often thicke… More on Scars →

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How Silver Nitrate Applicators is used

INDICATIONS On the skin, applications of silver nitrate are recommended for cauterization of wounds and sluggish ulcers, also for removal of granulation tissue and warts. On mucous membranes, silver nitrate may be applied to small ulcers and aphthae in the mouth resulting from injury or stomatitis, to infected tonsils, to rectal fissures and fistulae, and to vaginal or cervical ulcerations or erosions. Epistaxis may be controlled by direct application to the site of hemorrhage within the nostrils.

Dosage

APPLICATION ARZOL may be applied direct to mucous membranes and other moist surfaces. In the case of dry skin, the applicator tip should be dipped in water immediately before use. Apply carefully to the area to be treated. DO NOT USE ON THE EYES.

Warnings

SIDE EFFECTS Silver nitrate blackens the tissues to which it is applied but this discoloration gradually disappears. In the case of applicators, poisoning from ingestion is rare. POISON CAUTION: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this box or dispense packets or applicators separately. POISON Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not dispense packets or applicators separately. NOT FOR RESALE Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription. Do not open this tube or dispense applicators separately. POISON

Side effects

HAZARDS Long continued applications to large areas may produce argyria, a slate-blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes.

ICD-10 codes for Scars

L91

Other medications for Scars

Silver Nitrate

Frequently asked questions

Is Silver Nitrate Applicators used to treat Scars?

Based on its FDA-labeled indications, Silver Nitrate Applicators is used in the treatment of scars. Use it only as prescribed — your clinician decides whether it's right for you.

What ICD-10 codes apply to Scars?

Scars is coded in ICD-10-CM as L91.

Informational only, drawn from FDA labeling and NIH MedlinePlus — not medical advice. Talk to your clinician about whether Silver Nitrate Applicators is right for you.

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