Example of a necrotic, low exuding wound ideal for Hydrocolloid dressing
Hydrocolloid dressings are available as regular border or extra thin and this is for the border dressing.
There are five sizes, 5x5cm, 10x10cm, 8x12cm (heel),15x15cm and 20x20cm, all presented in sterile packaging
Hydraseal Hydrocolloid dressing from Zelador is an opaque self adhesive dressing providing a waterproof seal around the wound site
Hydrocolloid dressings are used primarily in dry to light exuding wounds and are used for the management of leg ulcers and stage I and II pressure ulcers
When applied to the skin, moist conditions under the dressing promote wound healing without breaking down of tissue.
Hydrocolloid promotes Fibrinolysis, a process that prevents blood clots from growing, and Angiogenesis, the physiological process through which new blood vessels form from pre-existing vessels
Dressings to be applied to a clean wound site. Hydrocolloid dressings treat uninfected wounds
Image courtesy of By derivative work: Chaldor (talk)Rowland_recluse_bite.jpg: Jeffrey Rowland from Easthampton, MA, USA