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santyl ointment uses
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Several: Location?
Size?
Cause?
All affect recommendations.
Local cleaning with soap and water. Shower, dial or hibiclens.
Peroxide to clean.
Debriding a ... Read More
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Start over: Exactly what kind of wound? Size & depth? Location? Duration? etc
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Dr. Spence Misner answered
44 years experience Wound Care
No: Santyl is an ointment that loosens up abnormal tissue from the wound. Xeroform ia a nonstick gauze like material that prevents the outside dressing f ... Read More
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Dr. Scott Bolhack answered
35 years experience Wound care
Wound care products: Your clinicians have chosen two of 4000+ products to treat your wound. Collagenase is in an ointment base and is an enzyme deb riding agent that is be ... Read More
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Dr. Kristin Cox answered
19 years experience Wound care
Not if used properly: Santyl and xeroform can be used in conjunction to aid the enzymatic debridement of necrotic tissue in wounds. With venous stasis, there is another - ... Read More
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Dr. Bonnie Colville answered
12 years experience Family Medicine
See dermatologist: I recommend you see a dermatologist for your skin complaint and prescription questions.
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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered
41 years experience Preventive Medicine
Test: resistance to: clindamycin, an antibiotic (i.e. against+life+thing). Study: https://www.google.com/#q=what+is+d+test for an overview. Since some SA are MRSA, d-test ... Read More
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Dr. Sudeshan Govender answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Chronic skin lesion: Suggest see Dermatologist for excisional biopsy to determine cause.
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Eczema : Epaderm is an ointment made by a british company for the relief of symptoms associated with eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis. It is essentially a wax ... Read More
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
ICHTHAMMOL OINTMENT : Ichthammol ointment has been used in humans to treat eczema & to kill bacteria. It is used to treat dry hooves in horses.
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Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Skin treatment: Yes dovobet may be used for your psorasis and the emulsifying ointment will provide moisture for your skin.
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