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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 of early punch grafting in...
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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 the associated pain. Pain has...
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pearls

Therapeutic pearl in post-surgical wounds

If anything makes me adore pearls is the elegance with which they help you succeed in any situation. In fact, the success  in our...
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Advanced therapy

Punch grafting: a classic back in fashion

The 8th Congress of the SEHER (Spanish Wound Healing Society) has just been held in Madrid https://www.congresoheridas.com/index.php/programa. Once again, this scientific meeting has been...
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Conventional treatment

Silver sulfadiazine: adored by some, detested by others.

Silver sulfadiazine cream (better known by its commercial names) remains, since the 70s, in the top of products used in wound healing, predominantly in...
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General concepts

How do we manage clean wounds secondary to dermatological procedures?

Dermatology is a specialty in which we perform daily invasive processes (cryotherapy, laser, electrocoagulation, biopsies, extirpations), with the consequent production of wounds that are...
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General concepts

Myofibroblast: the great ignored in wound healing

And why did I just remember the myofibroblast? Because a lot has been said about it in the Journées Cicatrisations 2019 (National Congress of the...
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Types of wounds and pathophysiology

Compression is key to treating leg wounds

Some of you may have been struck by this title, which, instead of "venous ulcers", includes the term "leg wounds”. Leg wound is a...
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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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General concepts

Have you heard about the “sitter´s sign?”

Most likely you don't know the name of the sign, but if you work with older people, you've probably...
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...
Venous ulcers

6 reasons why a venous ulcer does not heal despite compression therapy

Compression therapy is the mainstay of treatment for venous ulcers. In fact, it is very accurate to say that,...
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Tricks to avoid complications in acute wounds

The following mental association is very common: "acute wound = wound that will close without problems". However, an acute...
Venous ulcers

Vitamins, folic acid, proteins and venous ulcer

What would you include in a blood test for a patient with a venous ulcer? What alterations would...
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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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