Foam Dressings: Gentle Protective Barriers for Wounds and Skin
In life, accidental injuries are inevitable, often resulting in
various types of wounds. Most people’s understanding of wounds rarely goes
beyond “a few drops of blood,” yet there is a particularly troublesome type of
wound—it not only causes persistent pain but can also lead to more serious
consequences if handled improperly.
This is the exuding wound.
Exuding wounds are commonly found in more severe cases such as
stage Ⅱ and above pressure ulcers, burn wounds, venous ulcers, and diabetic
foot ulcers. As the name suggests, these wounds continuously secrete exudate,
which typically appears as dark yellow turbid fluid, bloody fluid, or purulent
fluid. Without external intervention, such wounds not only fail to heal
naturally but also cause maceration of the surrounding skin. Additionally, they
create conditions for bacterial growth, further worsening the wound.
Faced with this challenging wound care issue, foam dressings
have emerged as an ideal solution. Soft and fluffy in texture, foam dressings
provide gentle, comprehensive protection for wounds from multiple dimensions,
with the following key advantages:
1. Block External Contamination, Safeguard a Clean Wound
Environment
Medical foam dressings offer continuous protection for wounds
and surrounding skin, effectively preventing bacterial invasion. Their outer waterproof
layer further isolates external fluids, avoiding wound contamination by
external substances. Ultimately, this creates a clean and stable foundational
environment for wound healing.
2. Highly Efficient Exudate Absorption, Reduce Care Frequency
and Skin Damage
Foam dressings boast strong exudate absorption capacity, quickly
soaking up fluid secreted by wounds. This fundamentally prevents maceration of
surrounding skin caused by exudate infiltration. Take Jianda Medical’s foam
dressings as an example—their absorption capacity can reach up to 12 times
their own weight. For exuding wound care, traditional dressings typically
require daily replacement, while foam dressings remain effective for 5 to 7
days, greatly reducing irritation to wounds from frequent changes.
3. Create a Moist Healing Environment, Accelerate Wound Repair
As early as 1962, Dr. Winter of the Royal Society of Medicine
(UK) concluded through animal experiments that wounds heal twice as fast in a
moist environment as in a dry one. Jianda’s foam dressings are designed based
on this scientific theory: they not only speed up wound healing but also
prevent the formation of dry scabs on the wound surface, while preserving the
physiological effectiveness of active substances in exudate. This feature not
only enhances patient comfort during treatment but also effectively advances
the wound healing process and shortens the recovery period.
