hydrocolloid dressing

Using dressings on wounds can be painful if you dont choose the right type of dressings. People using conventional dressing forms to heal their wounds have reported to experience dryness, irritation, and many other problems. Hydrocoll dressing is an effective dressing form that is used for injuries such as blisters, moderately exuding wounds, etc.

What is Hydrocoll Dressing?

Hydrocoll dressing is a self-adhering and gelatin free Hydrocolloid dressing with a semi-permeable polyurethane film which protects your wound from bacteria and water. Hydrocolloids accelerate the healing process of your wounds by providing moisture-retention and solid wafers that provide hydro active particles such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose which eventually expands to form a self-adhesive gel.

What Is Hydrocoll Dressing?

A hydrocolloid dressing is a dressing with a semipermeable polyurethane backing which is impermeable to bacteria and water. It is self-adherent and gelatin-free in which the hydrocolloid particles soak the wound secretions. It changes into a gel to help keep the wound moist.

Forms of Hydrocoll Dressing Are as Follows:

• Hydrocoll Dressings 5cm x 5cm, Pack Size 10
• Hydrocoll Dressings 7.5cm x 7.5cm, Pack Size 10
• Hydrocoll Dressings 15cm x 15cm, Pack Size 5
• Hydrocoll Dressings

The Comfeel Plus Dressings have smart pores that help regulate the moisture environment of the wound. These are thin and flexible solution for sealing and protecting wounds. WoundCare brings to you Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings and many more to provide you relief from cuts, burns, injuries, and wounds of all types.

What are Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings?

Comfeel Plus Dressings are non-adhesive and have a thin semipermeable polyurethane top film. These form a viscous gel that absorbs exudate on coming in contact with it. However, these do not adhere to the wound. As these are transparent these aids wound measurement. These can be used for management of no-to-low exuding chronic wounds and superficial acute wounds in the final stages of wound healing.

Benefits of Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings:-

1) Conforms and Flexes with the body’s natural contours

2) Self-regulates moisture levels with expanding and contracting pores

3) Protects nerve endings and sensitive tissues and does not contain alginate

4) It is transparent and hence the process of healing can be monitored closely without being disturbed

5) Has balance adhesive formulation allowing for gentle removal

6) These are not made of natural rubber latex and does not leave behind any residue

7) Keeps bacteria and water from entering the wound due to semi-permeable top film

8) Can stay on wounds for more than 7 days

Where to use Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings?

1) Wounds with no or low exudate

2) Pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, superficial burns, superficial partial-thickness burns, donor sites, postoperative wounds, skin tears, and skin abrasions

3) Can be used as a protection against epithelialized tissue or as a secondary dressing

Where not to use Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings?

1) Not to be used for third-degree burns

2) Do not use on exposed muscle, tendon or bone

3) Not for use on deep, partial-thickness or full-thickness burns
Precautions to be taken before using Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressings

4) These dressings must be removed prior to radiation treatment (X-rays, ultrasonic treatment, diathermy, and microwaves)

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What is a Hydrocolloid Dressing?

A hydrocolloid dressing is an opaque or transparent wound dressing. It is biodegradable, non-breathable, impermeable, and sticks to the skin without having the need for a separate taping. Hydrocolloid dressing has an active surface coated with cross-linked adhesive mass with dispersion of gelatin, pectin and carboxy-methylcellulose together with other polymers and adhesives forming a flexible wafer.

It contains gel-forming agents in an adhesive compound laminated onto a flexible, waterproof outer layer. Some of these formulations also

Skin wounds take time to heal and a right wound treatment makes all the differences between a quick recovery and a prolonged healing. Hydrocolloid dressing is one such tool that efficiently helps open wounds to heal faster.

This unique design dressing is the widely used modern dressing in the recent times. It is intended to create moist wound environment, hence improving the granulation tissue formation with its self-adhesive, pliable, absorbent and waterproof properties. It comes with gel forming agent that is capable of absorbing low to moderate levels of discharge from the wound. Whether you have a dry wound or sloughy wound or a necrotic wound, this dressing is sure to work as a catalyst in healing the wounds.