Collagen Dressing

Collagen Dressing – Dressings made of hydrocolloid material can be worn for up to a week. If healthy skin is not damaged, frequent dressing changes are less disruptive to the wound bed. Many patients, and even some doctors, still hold the false belief that wounds must be exposed to the air in order to heal effectively promotes faster wound healing by autolytic debridement and re-epithelialization as they bind to
the excessive matrix.MMPs present in the extracellular matrix are bound and rendered inactive by collagen dressings. Collagen dressings provide MMPs with an alternate collagen source since they attack and degrade collagen. This makes the body’s own collagen easily accessible for tissue growth throughout the healing phase of wounds.Gels, pads, particles, pastes, powders, sheets, or solutions made from bovine, equine, porcine, or avian sources are known as collagen wound dressings. Some could combine with wound exudate to create a gel. indicated for donor sites, surgical wounds, vascular ulcers, diabetic ulcers, second-degree burns, abrasions, and traumatic wounds as well as partial- and full-thickness pressure injuries. typically call for a second dressing.

Collagen dressings enhance the deposition of new collagen fibres, promote the creation of new tissue, and aid in the production of granulation tissue in the wound bed. They also offer a moist environment for wound healing. 4

The natural process of wound healing can be hampered by an abundance of MMPs in the wound bed. MMPs present in the extracellular matrix are bound and rendered inactive by collagen dressings. Collagen dressings provide MMPs with an alternate collagen source since they attack and degrade collagen. 4 This makes the body’s own collagen easily accessible for tissue growth throughout the healing phase of wounds.

Numerous variations of collagen dressings are available. They can be obtained in sheet or powder form, which can absorb varying amounts of wound exudate, or as an amorphous gel to give moisture. dressings made of collagen

Reapplying ORC/collagen and ORC/collagen/silver-ORC dressings for low- to non-exuding wounds should be done every 72 hours or as needed. However, the dressings may need to be replaced more regularly for wounds that moderately exude.
metalloproteinase (MMPs).

application of collagen dressing

• Partial and full thickness wounds
• Wounds with mild to heavy exudate
Sizes : 2″ x 3″, 4″ x 8″, 8″ x 14″