Wound Vac: Everything You Need to Know About Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
If you or someone you love has just been told they need a wound vac, you probably have a lot of questions — and maybe some worry. What exactly is it? Will it hurt? How long will you have to wear it? Can you still go home and live your normal life? A wound vac […]
Wound Tissue Types: A Visual Guide to Granulation, Slough, Eschar & Epithelialization
Accurately identifying wound tissue is the foundation of every good treatment plan. Whether a wound bed is covered in healthy granulation tissue, stubborn slough, or a hardened eschar tells a clinician what phase of healing the wound is in, what’s blocking it, and what needs to happen next. Misreading the tissue type is one of […]
Understanding Wound Debridement: A Comprehensive Guide
Wound debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to improve the healing potential of the healthy tissue that remains. Think of it like clearing weeds from a garden before planting new seeds—healthy skin simply cannot grow when dead or dying tissue is in the way. Dead tissue (called […]