Wound Management News

Local thermotherapy appeared to be a safe, effective and inexpensive treatment option for Buruli ulcers and could potentially be a home remedy for suspected lesions, according to recent findings.

A novel therapeutic tool, the Sensing, Monitoring and Release of Therapeutics bandage system, developed by University of Texas at Arlington researchers, will allow health care providers to better monitor and heal complex wounds more quickly, according to a press release.

The FDA has granted additional indications for the use of Syneron Candela’s CO2 laser device, according to a press release.

Naomi Lawrence, MD, has begun her term as president of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association, according to a press release.

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. has announced positive interim results of an ongoing phase 2a study of RXI-109 treatment after scar revision surgery, according to a press release.

Healio.com will provide coverage of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting in Chicago beginning Thursday.

Researchers found that the addition of bovine-derived collagen xenograft improves secondary-intention healing in patients with postoperative scalp defects involving an exposed calvarium, according to a recent study.

Use of a low-dose intralesional steroid injection in combination with a pulsed dye laser successfully prevented the development of hypertrophic scars after thyroidectomy, according to study results.

The lower limb is at higher risk of surgical site failure after lesion removal, especially in patients with split-skin grafting as mode of closure, and in patients aged older than 74 years, according to recently published study results.

Honey may serve as a wound-healing agent for scalp wounds, especially in patients who are poor surgical candidates, according to a case report in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open.