Recently, I had a minor operation which left an open wound to be healed on its own. The surgeon had also given me a referral letter for dressing to be done at the polyclinic.
On my first appointment, a nurse who took care of my wound recommended that I should try using the kaltostat rope. It is a highly absorbent fibrous rope that consists of mixed calcium and sodium salts of alginic acid. When placed inside a wound, it helps to absorb discharge from open wounds to aid healing. It absorbs up to 10 times more than normal gauze. After one month of using it, I must say it is like a wonder medicinal product :-) The rope melts into a gel and can be left in wounds for up to 7 days, though the longest I have left it was overnight.
A big pack costs around S$10.00 - at the local pharmacy - with smaller packs also available.
I also observed on my visits to the polyclinic that there are many patients with wounds caused by poor diabetes control. I also think that many of them do not take their medicine for some reason or others.
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