Ibuprofen is known to reduce collagen cross-linking in those individuals repairing their wounds - potentially weakening the tensile strength of the skin. The effect is dose dependent and usually resolves once the medication has been ceased. In recent years there has been an increase in
It is my privilege to enter into a collaboration with Regal Home Health in 2017 in order to advance clinical excellence in wound management within the home care sector. Thank you Anna Shepherd and your team for this opportunity.
Nast and colleagues recently wrote about how silicone products can improve a scar's presentation, along with reducing the risk of hypertrophic scar formation or helping accelerate its resolution. This of course has relevance for those individuals with a predisposition to abnormal scarring such as those
Jennifer Hurlow and colleagues recently wrote in Advances in Wound Care an excellent overview of the current understanding of biofilms and their management. I particularly enjoyed the section on "take-home messages" where the following statement was made
A/Prof Geoff Sussman's excellent presentation at the 2016 Wounds Australia Conference has been reproduced in the December 2016 edition of Wound Practice and Research. Geoff discusses the matter of antimicrobial resistance and he reaffirms the WHO 2014 statement that
Thank you to all my friends and colleagues for your marvellous support for The Wound Guy throughout the year. I am looking forward to sharing a fabulous 2017 with you all and wish each of you a happy festive season as 2016 draws to its close. Kind
Dr Adam Johnson describes how poorly controlled blood glucose leads to the loss of elasticity and shock absorption capacity of tendon, ligaments and skin. He suggests that these changes in combination with alterations in the foot's bony architecture results in the elevated risk of foot ulceration
An article written by the Queensland University of Technology research team of Parker, Finlayson & Edwards and published in the November 2016 edition of the Journal of Wound Care, describes a range of clinical predictors for delayed healing in venous leg ulcers. The list of
The UK's Lindsay Leg Club network reports that : 1. Leg ulcers are half as likely to recur in Leg Club Members as in other leg ulcer suffers in the UK 2. The majority of healed ulcers within the network achieve healing in 2 months 3. The Leg
Kristin Osborn is a specialist lymphoedema & lipoedema therapist in Newcastle NSW. She is a member of the Australasian Lymphology Association and a regular presenter on this subject throughout the Hunter region. Kristin has kindly consented to having her contact details and website address added