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Is it best to keep a pressure sore dry and let it "breath" in the air or should i apply ointment on it and cover it up?

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Dr. Otto Placik answered

Sometimes: Although an escher may act as a biologic dressing most wounds will heal with better results if all necrotic tissue us derided and a moist clean dressing is regularly applied or a wound closure is surgically accomplished.

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Dr. Greg Sexton answered

Keep it moist: Allowing it to dry out kills fibroblasts that help to heal the wound. Keep it wet with saline soaked gauze, or get a wound vac.

Answered 8/16/2018

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A member asked:

Is it best to keep a pressure sore dry and let it "breath" in the air or should i apply ointment on it and cover it up?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Otto Placik answered

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Dr. Greg Sexton answered

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