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
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Boosting wound healing is possible at home with stimulation
Boosting wound healing needs proper nutrition, mobility and electrical stimulation may help.
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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
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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betterwounds
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Get Moving After Surgery
One of the best ways to prevent surgical complications like swelling, infections, skin breakdown, respiratory issues like pneumonia and...
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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 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
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Healing Home Program for Wound Healing
Working in the hospital the last few months has been like nothing I've ever seen before. With good reason, people are only going to the...
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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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