or is infected. Below is a list of when to see a provider for a skin wound: Skin wounds go through four phases of healing: homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Each phase has ...

Signs that cellulitis is healing include reduced skin discoloration, less pain, decreased heat, and more. An area that a doctor has marked on the skin to monitor the infection may also decrease in ...

Learn about the groundbreaking $1 bandage that generates its own electrical field to accelerate healing of chronic wounds.

The skin serves as the body's primary defense against harmful microorganisms, toxins, and physical damage. However, severe ...

which may actually slow wound healing. In the initial phases of treatment, when the footpad ulcer can be considered an infected chronic wound, it may be appropriate to use cleansers and ...

Wounds are breeding grounds for microbes such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. Wound infection can cause delayed healing, loss of skin grafts (where healthy skin is removed from an unaffected area of ...

The South Carolina Burn Center at the Medical University of South Carolina and The Zucker Institute for Innovation ...

The DCMH Wound Care team implemented an advanced treatment plan, including using a wound vacuum, a medical device that uses negative pressure to promote healing. The nurses cared for his wound by ...