Silver sulfadiazine: adored by some, detested by others.
Silver sulfadiazine cream (better known by its commercial names) remains, since the 70s, in the top of products used in wound healing, predominantly in...
Do you know the benefits of black tea dressings?
Another post about traditional treatments, which you know is a topic I love;) For some time I had in mind to dedicate a blog...
Therapeutic Pearl: Punch grafting in suboptimal wound beds
I have already talked about this topic in different blog entries (Punch grafting= a classic back in fashion, Interest of early punch grafting in...
Have you ever heard of the topical use of sevoflurane in wounds?
If you have never heard of this alternative treatment for painful ulcers, surely while reading this post you may think of more than one...
What exercises can I do at home for phlebolymphedema?
The #StayHome is being one of the most important weapons in the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis. I believe that any trick or...
Punch grafting: a classic back in fashion
The 8th Congress of the SEHER (Spanish Wound Healing Society) has just been held in Madrid https://www.congresoheridas.com/index.php/programa. Once again, this scientific meeting has been...
Why animals do not develop venous ulcers?
Surely this question has ever crossed your mind... In this post we are going to see why vets never have to treat venous ulcers,...
Compression therapy after dermatologic surgery on the leg
The truth is that I could also have titled this pearl "Compression therapy beyond venous leg ulcers". In fact, as I have commented in...
Reasons for the hyaluronic acid boom in wound healing
Hyaluronic acid is in vogue in the world of wound healing. And it seems that this privilege position will last long time. The key...
How to prevent and treat skin lesions cuased by PPEs
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the main ally of health professionals in this COVID-19 crisis. That is why it is so important that they...