Large leg wounds after mild trauma
Large wounds secondary to mild trauma in the elderly are a frequent reason for consultation. The patient and his relatives describe very well the...
Povidone-iodine and chronic ulcers: a great controversy
Povidone-iodine is a product that is used by many professionals who treat wounds, but it also has many detractors... Despite not being new and...
Why do we continue to use topical antibiotics in clean wounds after dermatologic procedures?
The unnecessary use of topical antibiotics in clean acute wounds is an issue I spoke about 4 years ago in the post "How do...
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...
Phlebolymphedema, a term that should be more used
In our daily life as a health care professional treating patients with leg ulcers, have you ever used or heard the word PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA? Probably...
Zinc oxide and alginate: a perfect combinatio
I have just returned from the joint EWMA& Journées Cicatrisations 2022 congress held in Paris. I thought I would dedicate a post to the...
Interest of topical corticosteroid in Martorell ulcer
Today I am going to talk about a treatment strategy that we normally use in our wound clinic, with excellent results, in the hypertensive...
New recommendations about compression therapy
There's a big news flash! A very relevant consensus document on compression therapy has just been published: Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment...
Timolol for chronic wounds?
The idea of talking about topical timolol in non-healing wounds came to my mind during the recent World Congress of Dermatology
Before continuing, I would...
Winter’s famous article and moist wound healing
We are going to analyse probably the most referenced article about wound healing, but probably also the least read.
In fact, in any scientific text...