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Foam Dressings

Top 10 Best-selling Foam Dressings 2024

Wound care can be a wide-ranging field and the fact that different wounds require different dressings just complicate matters. Finding the proper wound dressing may seem impossible with the multitude of options available on the market. Foam dressings are a very popular type of dressing for a wide range of wound types. We here at HPFY have compiled the top 10 best-selling foam dressings.

Honey Dressings

How To Use MediHoney Dressing for Wound Healing

By optimizing the healing environment, our bodies can repair themselves quicker and with less potential infection and discomfort.The Medline TheraHoney Wound Gel Honey Dressing provides special, unique healing properties for a variety of wounds from those with no drainage to wounds with moderate drainage.We think of honey today as just a sweetener, but it is a wound healer as well.

Silver Dressings

5 Best Silver Alginate Dressings of 2024

Topical antimicrobial dressings are used to prevent and manage infections in a wide range of wounds. Silver, as a topical antimicrobial agent has been used in wound care for hundreds of years.

Wound Dressings

12 Wound Care Facts: Guide to Wound Healing Myths and Truths

There is no shortage of misconceptions and doubts regarding efficient wound care methods. Before embarking on a wound care treatment it is therefore important to check the myths and facts.

Transparent Dressings

All You Need To Know About Transparent Dressings

Transparent dressing is made up of a thin transparent sheet that allows for easy inspection of the wound bed. It allows you to check the healing progress and the amount of wound drainage. Transparent film dressing protects the skin in pressure spots and keeps the affected area moist for faster healing.

Hydrogel Dressings

All You Need To Know About Hydrogel Dressings

Hydrogel dressing is designed to manage fluid exchange on the surface of the wound. It consists of 90% water suspended in a gel base. The water content in the wound gel dressing provides moisture to the wound and helps in faster wound healing.

Hydrocolloid Dressings

All You Need To Know About Hydrocolloid Dressings

Hydrocolloid dressing is known to have a unique design. It includes an adhesive compound containing gel-forming agents like gelatin or sodium carboxymethylcellulose. The adhesive compound is laminated on a film or foam made from polyurethane. The dressing so formed is absorbent, flexible, waterproof and self-adhering.

Alginate Dressings

Alginate Dressing – Frequently Asked Questions

Alginate Dressing is used to cover or fill a variety of wound areas including those colonised heavily with pathogenic bacteria. It is composed of calcium and sodium fibers derived from seaweed. This absorbent seaweed dressing can absorb moderate to large amounts of drainage and can also control minor bleeding.

Wound Dressings

How do Dressings Prevent Risk of Infection at Catheter Sites?

A sterile gauze or transparent dressing at the catheter site is effective in preventing infections. Reduced change frequency, visual inspection of the site and improved comfort are its other benefits.

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