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Ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica: what is it and how should it be managed?

Necrobiosis lipoidica is a condition that we will always have to include if we list the causes of "atypical" leg ulcers. In fact, in...
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Advanced therapy

How to promote healing in ulcers secondary to pyoderma gangrenosum?

If I had to choose a single sentence to answer this question, it would undoubtedly be "with an adequate anti-inflammatory strategy and, if necessary,...
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General concepts

Phlebolymphedema, a term that should be more used

In  our daily life as a health care professional treating patients with leg ulcers, have you ever used or heard the word PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA?  Probably...
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Scientific meetings

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...
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Advanced therapy

Sclerotherapy in Venous Ulcers: The Sooner the Better

Sclerotherapy is the most widely used endovenous procedure as an alternative to surgery in patients with venous ulcers. As it is a minimally invasive...
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Conventional treatment

Why do we continue to use topical antibiotics in clean wounds after dermatologic procedures?

The unnecessary use of topical antibiotics in clean acute wounds is an issue I spoke about 4 years ago in the post "How do...
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General concepts

Gauzes soaked in astringent and antiseptic products for wounds and perilesional skin

I've wanted to talk about this "dermatological" practice for a long time. I say "dermatological" because astringent and antiseptic products are a very widespread...
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pearls

Compression therapy after dermatologic surgery on the leg

The truth is that I could also have titled this pearl "Compression therapy beyond venous leg ulcers". In fact, as I have commented in...
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Venous ulcers

CEAP Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders: Let’s all speak the same language.

The CEAP classification (Clinical-Etiological-Anatomical-Pathophysiological) was created in 1994 to standardize the diverse manifestations of chronic venous disease. It was...
Conventional treatment

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...
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pearls

Therapeutic Pearl: Punch grafting in suboptimal wound beds

I have already talked about this topic in different blog entries (Punch grafting= a classic back in fashion, Interest...
Conventional treatment

Povidone-iodine and chronic ulcers: a great controversy

Povidone-iodine is a product that is used by many professionals who treat wounds, but it also has many detractors......
Conventional treatment

Interest of topical corticosteroid in Martorell ulcer

Today I am going to talk about a treatment strategy that we normally use in our wound clinic, with...
Advanced therapy

Why punch graft attachment has not been achieved?

This is a question that you will have asked more than once all of you who are performing this...
General concepts

Gauzes soaked in astringent and antiseptic products for wounds and perilesional skin

I've wanted to talk about this "dermatological" practice for a long time. I say "dermatological" because astringent and antiseptic...
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I'm from Coruña, although I live in Madrid, and I discovered my passion for wound healing during my Dermatology residency. I have trained in phlebology and geriatrics in Paris, focusing on leg wounds. I hope the information you find on the blog feels relatable, simple, and useful. I am very grateful for the trust of my readers and patients.

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