Skin Care

By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, DAPWCA, FACCWS, CLTC – Wound Educator The challenges for all clinicians associated with substance abuse and addiction are at an all-time high. We are seeing ...

by the WoundSource Editors Epidermis: the outer layer of the skin, which is the protective layer against the outside elements. Epithelialization: the growth of the epidermis over a wound during ...

By Aletha Tippett MD What is Bag Balm® and why is it the subject of a wound care blog? Bag Balm is over 100 years old, invented in 1899 to treat chapped and irritated cows' udders and teats. Of cou...

by the WoundSource Editors The human skin microbiome is incredibly diverse and can contain up to one billion microorganisms on a single square centimeter, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and a...

By Martin D. Vera, LVN, CWS On our last encounter we discussed wound bed preparation and the TIME framework. What I wish to accomplish with this post is to make it easier to understand the skin, th...

By Aletha Tippett MD This month's blog is in response to a comment on Recognizing and Treating Wounds Caused by Pyoderma Gangrenosum: "What is green clay? Where do you get it? What does it do? Tha...

By Fabiola Jimenez, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN Have you noticed the tissue trauma that occurs to the posterior aspect of the scrotum? It appears like road rash, partial tissue loss, and denudation. Many t...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Bariatric patients present a special challenge in terms of skin care and prevention of pressure ulcers. Once damage to the skin occurs, bariatric patien...

By Beth Hawkins Bradley RN, MN, CWON How did you acquire your knowledge and skills around the application of NPWT dressings? Most of us learned by observing another clinician doing dressing applica...