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8 Things You Can Do If Your Incision or Surgery Site Turns Black
Necrosis can happen after surgery from lack of blood flow. You may be told to "wait and watch it." Here's a few tips on what else you can do
betterwounds
Jan 232 min read
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Scar Care After Surgery and When to Start
After your wound heals, you can start on your scar care self-care with some simple at-home resources and tools for a simple routine.
betterwounds
Dec 18, 20243 min read
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The Science Behind Energy Medicine: How Do These Discs Really Work?
Holistic health through biomedical hacking with frequency energy medicine managing pain, inflammation, wounds, stress and immunity.
Better Wellness
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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Getting rid of this yellow stuff!
Removing yellow slough from a wound is needed to heal
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May 8, 20242 min read
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The Importance of Addressing Dark Incisions for Optimal Healing
When you first notice your new incision is going dark, that's the time to spring into action to prevent further breakdown.
betterwounds
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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What wound dressing should you put on your wound?
Knowing what to put on your wound can raise a lot of questions. Especially when everyone has a different opinion. Here is a useful resource
betterwounds
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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Stitches! Sometimes they spit & pop and have to go
Stitches may need to come out for the healing to really get started. Don't worry it's not hard or scary.
betterwounds
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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Red light therapy to improve skin and healing
Red light and LLLT devices for use at home for pain, incision healing and hair. Discount code available
Better Wellness
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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Healing after Surgery Resources
Wound complications after plastic and cosmetic surgery can be mild to severe. Resources to improve healing from a certified wound specialist
betterwounds
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Cleaning your wound!
How you clean your wound can make a difference.
betterwounds
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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How to apply ointment to open wounds and incisions
Use ointments on wounds and incisions without creating an issue.
betterwounds
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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Boosting wound healing is possible at home with stimulation
Boosting wound healing needs proper nutrition, mobility and electrical stimulation may help.
betterwounds
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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Wound Drainage Tells a Story
Understanding the story your wound drainage is trying to tell you will help your healing progress.
betterwounds
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Caring for your new closed incision
In the early first few weeks after your surgery, it is a key time in your healing. Obviously, you want this incision to stay closed and...
betterwounds
Apr 3, 20222 min read
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Incisional drainage
You may see videos all over Instagram of post-op clients being drained during post-op massages. Literally squirting fluid out of the body...
betterwounds
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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Get Moving After Surgery
One of the best ways to prevent surgical complications like swelling, infections, skin breakdown, respiratory issues like pneumonia and...
betterwounds
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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5 Ways you can improve healing...TODAY!
Normal healing can take weeks or months for a full recovery and return to "normal" be up to a year after your surgery if there were...
betterwounds
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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Inflammation vs. Infection
Inflammation is a normal part of the healing process and slight redness around an incision less than an inch can be considered normal,...
betterwounds
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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When can you start scar care?
Whether your procedure was elective like a tummy tuck or knee replacement or more unexpected like a c-section or fracture, most of us...
betterwounds
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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Prevent swelling after surgery
Swelling is a natural phenomenon after a procedure. It's a traumatic event and part of the body finding homeostasis again is to attempt...
betterwounds
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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8 Things You Can Do If Your Incision or Surgery Site Turns Black
Necrosis can happen after surgery from lack of blood flow. You may be told to "wait and watch it." Here's a few tips on what else you can do
betterwounds
Jan 232 min read
449 views
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Lipo Burn Evolution
Lipoburns will continue to evolve and may need wound care if they open. Options by a wound specialist for this liposuction complication.
betterwounds
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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