Bandages should be changed based on the condition of your wound and the surrounding skin. For example, if you have a lot of drainage coming from your wound, you may need to change it once or twice a day, especially in the early stages of healing. As
It is important during dressing changes that you take time to monitor your wound and the surrounding skin to look for signs of healing, such as a clean pink surface, a decrease in wound size, and progressively decreasing drainage. If you use PowerHea
Remember that a moist wound and a moist PowerHeal® Bioelectric Bandage are good things. Clinical data shows that moist wounds heal up to 2-3x faster than dry wounds because healing cells and important growth factors can move more quickly in this mois
- When a wound is just starting to heal, it is normal to see some fluid drainage on the bandage. This fluid is typically a clear yellow-ish color, and it may be tinged with a little old blood and shed tissue (which may look rusty or light brown in co
If your bandage becomes dry in between changes or there is a lot of dried blood or wound drainage, occasionally bandages may stick to the wound. If this happens, do not force it off. Instead, moisten the bandage and wound area thoroughly with clean w
There are many factors that influence healing, such as size, depth, and location of your wound, the source of injury, and underlying health conditions that may impact healing, such as diabetes, etc., that make the time to healing difficult to predict
Keeping your wound moist, free from infection, and protected from additional injury (by keeping it covered) are essential components of effective wound healing. - Moist wound healing is cited in medical journals as the most effective method for woun
Once your wound has stopped bleeding, you may wear PowerHeal® Bioelectric Bandage from the start of your injury until you achieve complete healing. The safety of PowerHeal® Bioelectric Bandage beyond 28 days has not been tested.
If you experience signs of infection in the wound or surrounding area such as increasing redness, pain, swelling, drainage, irritation, warmth, or the wound is increasing in size, please contact your healthcare professional.