Gel Prontosan and its analogs are used for wound healing. In this medicine there are antibacterial components. By treating the wound surface with such a preparation, you clean it well, moisturize the skin and destroy the bacterial flora.
Indications for the use of Prontosan gel
The healing of absolutely any wound surface can be very slow due to the presence of exudate, crusts, film formations or a scab from a completely dead tissue. Such coatings create excellent conditions for the growth of pathogenic microflora, which is dangerous for health, and it is very difficult to remove them. Gel Prontosan for wound healing prevents infection with pathogenic microorganisms and helps to eliminate an unpleasant rotting odor. Use it with various kinds of napkins from gauze and modern interactive bandages.
The use of Prontosan gel is indicated when:
- purulent-necrotic wounds of various origin (these can be trophic ulcers that do not heal the wound surfaces for a long time after burns, bedsores, etc.);
- post-traumatic ranches with the presence of necrotic and foreign tissues;
- chemical or thermal burns (even with lesions with a large number of scabs and necrotic tissues).
This tool will help to accelerate the healing of wound surfaces around the catheters and even probes, as well as any postoperative wounds.
How to apply gel Prontosan?
Applying the gel Prontosan should only, following the instructions for use, for this technology:
- Thoroughly clean and wash the wound with the help of the Prontosan solution, removing all dangerous tissue formations, surface films, exudate, crusts, biofilms and fibrin.
- Treat with a solution of Pronosan as much as possible around the wound in order to prevent the introduction of microbes into damaged tissues.
- If the wound needs to be moistened, the Prontosan solution is applied to gauze napkins or other types of dressings that are applied for a while to the injured tissues (this product has a small water retaining capacity, so the dressing is done several times).
- To remove clusters of fibrin, denser film, crust, scab, etc. It is recommended immediately to continue treatment of the wound with Prontosan gel.
- The surface of the wound and its cavity is covered with Prontosan gel (its thickness must be at least 3 mm).
- On top of the gel layer is necessarily covered with sterile napkins from gauze (at least 2-3 pieces) or other types of dressings.
Dressings must be done daily. As the wound is cleared from the membranes and necrotic tissues, this procedure is done every other day. To wash very large wound surfaces or injured skin in hard-to-reach places, it is better to treat the entire affected part of the body.
Features of the use of Prontosan gel
Using a gel Prontosan for wound healing is absolutely painless. It is well tolerated even by people who are prone to allergies. In rare cases, patients have a slight burning sensation, which completely disappears in a few minutes.
Gel Prontosan and any of its analogs should not be mixed and applied simultaneously with other disinfectant medicines, oils, ointments, enzymes, surfactants, etc. This drug should not be applied to hyaline cartilage and the eyes. In case of accidental contact with these areas, rinse thoroughly with physiological saline.
You for some reason can not use such wound healing medicine? What can replace the gel Prontosan? There are no structural analogues to this preparation. To select a medicine with other composition and similar properties, you should consult a doctor.