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Better Wellness
- Mar 14
- 2 min
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
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betterwounds
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Healing after Surgery Resources
A compilation of resources to help you heal faster from home created by a certified wound specialist.
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betterwounds
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Cleaning your wound!
How you clean your wound can make a difference.
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betterwounds
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
How to apply ointment to open wounds and incisions
Use ointments on wounds and incisions without creating an issue.
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betterwounds
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
What to put on your wound?
Knowing what to put on your wound can raise a lot of questions. Especially when everyone you ask has a different opinion. Some basic...
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betterwounds
- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Wound Drainage Tells a Story
Understanding the story your wound drainage is trying to tell you will help your healing progress.
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betterwounds
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
STITCHES! Sometimes they Pop and need to be removed.
Stitches may need to come out for the healing to really get started. Don't worry it's not hard or scary.
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betterwounds
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Dark Incisions should not be ignored!
When you first notice your new incision is going dark, that's the time to spring into action to prevent further breakdown.
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betterwounds
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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betterwounds
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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betterwounds
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
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betterwounds
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Getting rid of this yellow stuff!
Yellow tissue in wounds is usually called slough or maybe fibrin. It is necrotic tissue. If the wound is a very large or deep opening,...
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betterwounds
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Getting surgery out of town?
No one expects to have a wound issue or they expect that their surgeon will be ready, willing, and able to help if needed. That becomes...
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betterwounds
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Can Collagen Help you Heal?
Recovery from a procedure or injury may require an extra boost in nutritional needs. A very common product today seen in various health...
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betterwounds
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Infected and Frustrated
Infection can be a common delay in wound healing. There are many causes of infection but ultimately the wound will not close until the...
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betterwounds
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
Holistic adjunctive modality to enhance wound healing
If you are already working a specialist, following all the recommendations for nutrition and activity, and are still having delayed...
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betterwounds
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Honey, Hydrogel, Enzyme or Sharp? Do you need a debridement?
If you have an open wound you may need debridement to help the body heal it faster. Debridement is the removal of any non-viable or dead...
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betterwounds
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
8 Things You Can Do If Your Incision Starts to Go Dark
Necrosis after a lift or tuck can be common. Necrosis is dark, black, leathery tissue. It does not necessarily mean there is an...
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betterwounds
- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Watch For Infection
A wound infection can delay healing and cause significant issues that may require extended in-patient hospital stays and surgery. After a...
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Better Wellness
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Targeted Cryotherapy to revitalize your body and cut through the pain, inflammation & swelling
Target Cryotherapy to revitalize your body and cut through the pain, inflammation & swelling now in Troy & Saratoga Springs
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betterwounds
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Scar Care and when to start
One of the most common questions is "How do I get the best-looking scar?" First thing first, You must wait until your wound is completely...
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