In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to ...

Wound healing happens in several stages. Your wound may look red, swollen, and watery at the beginning, any may have a red or pink raised scar once it closes. The scar will eventually become duller ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

Allergic contact dermatitis associated with topical antimicrobial agents is an increasing problem in the postoperative wound care period. We reviewed the topical antimicrobial agents most commonly ...