How to promote healing in ulcers secondary to pyoderma gangrenosum?
If I had to choose a single sentence to answer this question, it would undoubtedly be "with an adequate anti-inflammatory strategy and, if necessary,...
Ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica: what is it and how should it be managed?
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a condition that we will always have to include if we list the causes of "atypical" leg ulcers. In fact, in...
Punch grafting as a painkiller for painful ulcers
Any excuse is always perfect for me to talk about punch grafting. But this time I have a "scientifically important" reason to do it....
Sclerotherapy in Venous Ulcers: The Sooner the Better
Sclerotherapy is the most widely used endovenous procedure as an alternative to surgery in patients with venous ulcers. As it is a minimally invasive...
Types of skin grafts to cover chronic wounds: which one should you choose?
The use of skin grafts is a traditional technique to promote the healing of acute and chronic wounds. There are different types of skin...
How to close large ulcers after mild trauma in the elderly?
How many times have we asked ourselves this question, health professionals, caregivers and, of course, the people who suffer them on their own skin?
Without...
Differences between epidermal and dermo-epidermal punch grafts
Autologous epidermal and dermo-epidermal punch grafts are two of the different options available to promote epithelialization of recalcitrant wounds despite adequate conventional treatment. As...
Repositioning and not removing scabs: two unwritten rules of punch grafting
The truth is that there are few written rules about punch grafting... In fact, it is difficult to find scientific publications with the most...
Punch grafting and negative pressure therapy: a successful couple
In previous posts we have talked about the benefits that these two treatments have, separately, promoting healing. However, their combined use plays a fundamental...
Keratinocytes and their analgesic effect
I have decided to dedicate this post to the specific analgesic potential of keratinocytes because it is something that is hardly talked about in...