Understand wounds & wound healing
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How does the skin function?
The skin is considered to be the largest organ in the body. Acting as a multifunctional barrier between the body and the external environment, it…
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The principles of healing
Chronic and acute wounds have varying healing times - but other factors can impact the time it takes for a wound to heal too. Lifestyle,…
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Risk factors
What are the risk factors for poor healing? There can be many wound complications, which come in as many different forms as there are causes!…
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What is a wound?
Taken from the Latin word plaga, a wound is a lesion which appears with a breakage in the skin. It can occur following injury, or…
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