Antibacterial
Bacteria can cause serious complications during wound recovery and are a common contributor to wounds becoming chronic. Bacteria can also cause stinky wounds. Antimicrobial dressings can prevent these problems.

Debridement Agent
Debridement agents are essential where bacterial cultures have been detected in the wound. Debridement is one of the oldest forms of medicine, although modern medicine has moved away from using maggots to debride wounds.

Debriding agents are essential in dressings when it is necessary to remove dead tissue or bacterial colonies from wounds as part of the healing process and wound management. Hydrogel and antimicrobial dressings, as well as specialized designs, can debride wounds and promote healing.

Proteolytic Activity and pH
These types of dressings reduce bacteria and inflammation during the healing process. Dressings can easily promote healing by balancing the pH of the wound. A pH imbalance often results in prolonged recovery and, in some cases, complications. Raising the pH to a balanced level helps patients a lot.

The Type of Dressing Chosen

1. Hydrocolloid dressing
Very thin and translucent, it is a new type of medical sterile dressing, mainly composed of viscous material, hydrophilic hydrocolloid (CMC) and artificial elastomer. Hydrocolloid dressing itself does not contain moisture, but has strong water absorption capacity. The hydrophilic particles of the dressing absorb the exudate of the wound and become hydrogel. The most common gel is hydroxymethyl cellulose, which can Firmly pasted on the skin at the edge of the wound, it can swell 12 times after absorbing the exudate. It can provide a moist healing environment for the wound, protect and promote the growth of granulation tissue and promote epithelial crawling.

2. Hydrogel Dressing
It is a new type of wound dressing composed of high water content absorbent polymer gel. Generally, its own water content exceeds 50%, and it has a strong hydrophilic group inside, which has a special adsorption effect on water, and forms a network structure through intermolecular crosslinking. The water-absorbing gel material is different from absorbent materials such as sponges and cotton cloths. It can absorb water hundreds or thousands of times its own mass, combine with water firmly, and then swell to form a hydrogel. The water in this gel is rarely squeezed out even when subjected to considerable pressure. This special function makes the water-absorbing polymer gel material develop rapidly after being discovered.

3. Silicone Gel Dressing

In recent years, silicone dressings have taken precedence in wound care due to their multiple advantages.

Silicones are long-chain polymers containing repeating chains of silicone, oxygen, and other elements. They have a hydrophobic, soft silicone layer that is tacky to the touch, preventing the dressing from sticking to the wound but still allowing it to adhere to the surrounding skin. This helps minimize trauma to the patient when changing the dressing.

Silicone dressings are used to help wounds heal in a variety of conditions, including diabetic ulcers, skin grafts, blisters, skin abrasions, and skin tears. They can be used both as a wound contact layer with secondary dressings and as a highly absorbent dressing for more exuding wounds. In fact, soft silicone dressings are suitable for almost all indications where protection of the wound and surrounding skin from trauma as well as pain to the patient is required.

While silicone dressings can be used by anyone, they are especially suitable for patients with:

    * Delicate skin, including young children and the elderly.

    * Those who experience pain when changing dressings.

    * Those who need to protect the skin around the wound at risk.

Advanced silicone gels offer many advantages over traditional adhesives.

No Secondary Damage
Silicone gel is soft in texture. When changing the dressing, it is not only very easy to remove, but also does not adhere to the wound surface, and will not damage the surrounding skin and newly grown granulation tissue. Compared with acrylic and hot-melt adhesives, the pulling force of silicone adhesives on the skin is very gentle, which can minimize secondary damage to fresh wounds and surrounding skin, while greatly shortening the healing time, It also improves patient comfort, simplifies wound management procedures, and reduces workload for medical staff.

Hypoallergenic
Silicone gel products are produced, filled and packaged in a dust-free workshop according to clean operation standards, and have obtained ISO 10993 standards and USP United States Pharmacopoeia Class VI certification. Zero added plasticizers and a pure formula design make this material hypoallergenic to the skin. For the elderly and children with fragile skin, and even newborns with delicate skin, the skin-friendly and hypoallergenic properties of silicone gel can provide patients with safety guarantee.

High Water Vapor Permeability
The unique Si-O-Si structure of organic silicon makes it not only waterproof, but also has excellent carbon dioxide gas and water vapor permeability. This unique "breathing property" is very close to the normal metabolism of human skin . Silicone gel with "skin-like" physiological properties is attached to the skin to provide suitable humidity for the closed environment.

How are silicone dressings used on pressure sores?

The most common type of pressure ulcer is the sacral pressure ulcer, which is difficult to treat due to its location, risk of fecal infection, and increased exudate. This means that using the correct wound dressing is critical to patient recovery.

Research has shown that treating these types of pressure ulcers with a soft silicone wound dressing reduces the risk of damage to the surrounding skin and reduces the number of dressing changes needed, both of which lead to less discomfort for the patient.

Additionally, for those at risk of developing pressure ulcers, using a soft silicone-edged foam dressing can help protect delicate areas of the skin and prevent pressure ulcers by reducing friction and transparency when the patient is turned or by preventing friction from footwear. The occurrence of ulcers.

How are silicone dressings used for skin tears?

Unlike pressure ulcers, skin tears are acute wounds that can be closed with primary intent. These types of wounds often occur in older patients because their skin is more delicate and therefore more prone to tearing.

To manage a skin tear, whether minor or severe, the flap must be realigned as quickly as possible to prevent further damage. Once the flap is precisely aligned, a silicone-coated mesh dressing is used to hold the flap in place.

The dressing should be left on for at least 5 days to allow the flap to fully adhere to the underlying skin tissue and to avoid further pain or discomfort.

The benefits of silicone dressings for skin tears include:

    * Ensuring secure placement of the flap

    * Provides an atraumatic fixation method

    * Provides hypoallergenic potential

    * Allow exudate to pass through secondary dressing