Whenever your skin is injured—whether by accident or from surgery — your body works to repair the wound. As your skin heals, a scar may form, as this is a natural part of the healing process. The ...

Keith is now officially the only certified wound specialist in the Laurel, Hattiesburg and Meridian areas, bringing advanced wound-care expertise closer to patients in our community. Her certification ...

During a skin biopsy, your dermatologist removes a small sample of skin. If you’ve just had a skin biopsy, proper aftercare is essential. Caring for your wound can prevent infection and other ...

Most of us take wound healing for granted. If you get a small cut, you may clean and let it open to the air or cover it with a bandage, and move on with your life. Yet under that bandage or in the ...

What is negative pressure wound therapy or NPWT? NPWT is a type of therapy to help wounds heal. During the treatment, a device decreases air pressure on the wound. This can help the wound heal more ...

Serosanguineous drainage is the normal discharge of fluid from a wound or incision site after surgery. This usually appears as a thin, often slightly yellow fluid that’s mostly water, with a light ...

Dehiscence is a surgical complication in which the edges of a wound no longer meet. It's also known as wound separation. A wound that separates after surgery won't close neatly and will be weaker ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that causes abscesses where your skin rubs together, such as in your armpits or groin. This treatment can result in deeper wounds that can ...

Wound healing is a complex phenomenon depending on organ-specific features and systemic factors that are likely to impact wound metabolism. Small wounds heal within days, larger injuries take even ...

How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

New water-activated electric bandages offer a fast, affordable solution for improving chronic wound healing at home. Chronic wounds are open wounds that heal slowly, if they heal at all. For example, ...