Fast Healing
Before applying Fast Healing, please:
- Clean the fresh wound.
- Gently pat-dry the wound and the surrounding skin.
- Then, apply Fast Healing without stretching the bandage too much.
Provided you don’t feel your wound any more (no heat, itching, burning etc., which are typical signs of wound infection), you should not interrupt the wound healing process by changing the plaster too often. You should actually leave it in place for at least two days in order not to interrupt the healing process.
No, it doesn’t. The P.U.R. technology ensures that the wound pad does not stick where wound fluid is present. Fast Healing therefore sticks only to the area surrounding the wound and not to the wound itself.
Yes, you can. The scab will be softened after some time and removed by Fast Healing. However, the healing process will not proceed as smoothly and the results will not be as good as if you had applied Fast Healing before formation of the scab.
No, you should not. The absorption capacity of Fast Healing is much better than traditional plasters, but the speed of the absorption is slower.This means that you would have to change Fast Healing too quickly. In a heavily bleeding wound, you first have to stop the bleeding, for instance by firmly applying a gauze dressing to the wound. Afterwards you can apply Fast Healing without needing to change it too often.
No, you may not! If there are signs of infection like extensive redness, heat, itching, pain or burning, you should remove Fast Healing and consult your doctor. An infection has to be treated with systemic antibiotics or topical (= local) antiseptics. The wound has to be inspected regularly.
Fast Healing is suitable for people with sensitive skin or allergies. Nevertheless, you have to be sure that the consumer is not allergic to one of the ingredients (polyurethane, polyacrylate) of Fast Healing.
Definitely not. In fact, under moist conditions the bacterial defense mechanisms work more effectively than under a dry scab. Several studies show that there are fewer wound infections under moist conditions! However, infections cannot be completely prevented. In a very few cases, an infection may occur.
No, it isn’t. The layer consists of necrotic tissue and cells and is necessary for moist wound healing.
No, it isn’t. On the contrary, a scab actually impairs fast wound healing. It acts as a natural dressing, but closure of the wound is prolonged, as new cells cannot grow and move quickly into the center of the wound.
An exact quantification of healing in dry or moist conditions is very difficult. Unfortunately, at the moment there are no data available for Fast Healing. There is strong evidence from studies published in the literature that wound healing in a moist environment is accelerated up to 50 %.
Fast Healing protects the wound and additionally creates a moist wound environment, which is known from clinical investigations to promote the natural wound healing process. This moist climate supports cell renewal and movement and thus facilitates the formation of new tissue. This technology represents a substantial move away from the principle of dry wound healing formerly used.
Yes, there are. Fast Healing is based on an advanced technology permitting control of the moisture level and temperature of the wound. Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that under moist conditions, wounds can heal faster and scab formation of is prevented. This is because moist wound healing promotes cell growth and migration and ensures that essential proteins stay in the wound.
Wounds inside our body heal in a natural moist environment, which encourages cell formation and movement. A good example is a wound in the mouth, which usually heals very fast. Several studies have shown that moist wound healing helps to prevent scars. Fast Healing recreates this natural, moist wound-healing environment.
P.U.R. gel stands for polyurethane gel. The wound pad of Fast Healing is made of such a polyurethane gel. It absorbs wound fluid but leaves essential proteins in the wound and thereby supports the moist wound healing process.
If you look at the price of the individual plaster, then Fast Healing costs more than traditional plasters. However, you should look at the “treatment cost” of a wound. While you can leave Fast Healing on for 2 days or more, traditional plasters have to be changed at least once or twice a day. This means that one Fast Healing strip replaces 4 or more traditional plasters. Besides, Fast Healing creates moist conditions under which wounds can heal faster. This Fast Healing technology is more advanced than competitors’ technologies, which implies higher production costs.