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Hydrogel wound dressing is made up of 90% water, suspended in a gel base, to provide the proper amount of moisture required for wound healing. The gel present in the dressing can help fill the dead space or deeper sections of the wound and allows for faster recovery. Hydrogel compounds that assist in the healing process are exchanged with sodium and other discharge from the wound bed to regulate the fluid exchange. All this helps in tissue debridement, granulation and complete healing of the wound.

Types of Hydrogel Wound Dressings

Sheet Dressing

Hydrogel sheet dressings have 3-D network of cross-linked hydrophilic polymers which swell on coming in contact with aqueous solutions. They are highly conformable and non-adherent to the wound bed. Sheet dressings can absorb different amounts of drainage, depending on their composition.

Amorphous Gel

Amorphous hydrogel dressings are composed of water, polymers and other ingredients with no shape. They provide moisture to the wound bed and help in maintaining a moist wound environment. The high moisture content of these dressings helps in rehydrating the wound tissue. Amorphous dressings require a secondary dressing to cover them.

Impregnated Gauze

Impregnated hydrogel dressings are designed by saturating gauze pads, gauze strips or sponge ropes with amorphous hydrogel. They can be simply laid on the wound bed or packed into the wound for proper healing. Impregnated dressings usually require a secondary dressing to cover them for full protection of the wound.

Features of Hydrogel Wound Dressings

Hydrogel wound dressings have the following features and properties:

• Add moisture to the wound bed
• Rehydrate the wound bed
• Promote granulation and epithelialization
• Facilitate autolytic debridement
• Do not adhere to the wound bed to prevent tissue trauma
• Cooling action soothes and relieves pain
• Good MVTR
• Fill in dead space
• Easy application and atraumatic removal
• Can be used on infected wounds
• Can be used with topical medications

When to use Hydrogel Dressings?

Hydrogel wound dressings are recommended for use as primary dressings in the treatment of the following: 

• Minimally draining partial and full-thickness wounds
• Wounds with necrosis or slough
• Stage II-IV pressure ulcers
• Painful wounds
• Deep wounds
• Infected wounds
• Minor burns
• Donor sites
• Dermal ulcers
• Radiation dermatitis
• Skin tears
• Dry wounds

Hydrogel dressings should not be used for the treatment of wounds with heavy exudate.

Where to buy Hydrogel Dressing Online?

Hydrogel wound dressing provides the proper amount of moisture required for wound healing. It helps in filling the dead space or deeper sections of the wound and allows for faster recovery. At Shop Wound Care, we offer a wide range of hydrogel dressings from various top-selling brands like Carrington, Elasto-Gel, Kendall, Polymem, etc. Shop now!

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