Q. What are the uses of surgical cotton?

Answer

The cotton used for surgical bandages tampons etc. Is called "surgical cotton" and it has been bleached and sanitized to remove any remaining contaminants. In this context "surgical cotton wool" refers to the finest fluffiest kind of cotton such that found in cotton balls. Its high absorption rate makes it ideal for use in skin care wound care and the application of lotions and potions. Cotton's medicinal uses date back to the middle ages. Raw unprocessed cotton fibers were used in a variety of medicinal purposes including bandaging dressed wounds preventing burns and scalds and acting as an early "drainage tube" by keeping wound edges open as reported by writers of the time.