Band and bandage: not the same thing
A band is called a bandage when it is placed on the patient's leg and, therefore, its properties are different. A band may be...
Iron, ochre dermatitis and venous disease
The idea of talking about iron and venous ulcer came to me when I read an article that has just been published on the...
Why do we use so many alginate fibre sheets in our wound clinic?
The alginate fibre sheet is, without doubt, the most commonly used dressing in our wound clinic. We treat mainly leg ulcers, which are predominantly...
Which dressing should I choose to cover the skin graft donor site?
"How do you cover the donor site?" This is a question that always arises when I talk about the punch grafting technique that we...
Tricks to avoid complications in acute wounds
The following mental association is very common: "acute wound = wound that will close without problems". However, an acute wound can become complicated and...
Have you heard about the “sitter´s sign?”
Most likely you don't know the name of the sign, but if you work with older people, you've probably seen the lesions it describes...
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,...
Leg wrinkles are beautiful” and other thoughts in the 5 year blog anniversary
Five years of the blog "When a wound in the skin won´t heal" also means five years of "We have to think and do...
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...
Distraction as analgesic strategy during dressing changes
Professionals involved in wound management know that dressing changes represent an enormously stressful factor for patients, mainly because of the associated pain. Pain has...