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| Quick Guide for Medihoney's Dressings | |||
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| All Medihoney's Dressings contain medical grade antibacterial manuka honey made to be applied directly to the wound. A suitable secondary absorbent dressing is commonly required. This guide is intended to help understand some of the different uses of each Medihoney's Dressing. Please see the product pages below for further details. Always consult your supervising doctor or nurse before using a new dressing. | |||
| Dressing | Wound Type | Exudate level | Benefits |
| Medihoney HCS | Sloughy Granulating Epithelialising | Moderate to Dry | Contains Absorbent Hydrogel & 63% Manuka Honey. Non- & Adhesive styles available. Aids debridement & promotes healing. |
| Medihoney Tulle | Granulating | Moderate to Light | 85% Manuka Honey. 3-ply non-adherent. Protects & promotes healing. |
| Medihoney Gel Sheet | Infected Sloughy Granulating | Heavy to Light | Contains Sodium Alginate & 80% Manuka Honey. Helps debridement & promotes healing. Forms a protective barrier |
| Medihoney Apinate | Infected Necrotic Sloughy | Heavy to Light | Contains Calcium Alginate & 95% Manuka Honey. Helps debridement & promotes healing. Additional absorbency capability |
| Defining terms | |||
| Exudate | Fluid that seeps from wounds. | ||
| Epithelialising | Wounds showing signs of new skin growth, the final stage of wound healing. | ||
| Granulating | Wounds showing signs new tissue growth, commonly seens as red, bumpy, and moist. | ||
| Sloughy | Wounds with devitalized tissue (dead cells/debris) that appears yellow or white. | ||
| Necrotic | Wounds with dead non-viable tissue that appears black & dry. | ||
| Infected | Infected wounds commonly can appear as swelling, redness, pus with increased pain and fever. | ||
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Ideal for the prevention of chafing, protecting the skin from irritants such as urine and as part of a wound management regime - the barrier cream offers protection around the wound.
Single use tube for wound management.
Multiple use tube of Medihoney Medical Honey. Can be used to fill particularly deep wounds in combination with the Medihoney Gel Sheet 5x5cm or Medihoney Gel Sheet 10x10cm.
Medihoney Antibacterial Wound Gel 10g is made with medical grade manuka honey that cleanse and protects wounds to help healthing and reduce risk of infections. For use on chronic and acute wounds.
Medihoney Antibacterial Wound Gel 20g tubes is made with medical-grade manuka honey. It cleanses and protects wounds to help heal and reduce the risk of infections. It is for use on chronic and acute wounds.
MediHoney HCS Adhesive Dressing 11x11cm (Single) combines super absorbent polymers with medical grade manuka honey to form an non-adherent dressing that aids healing and helps protects against bacteria. For burns, acute and chronic wounds.
MediHoney HCS Dressings combines super absorbent polymers with medical grade manuka honey to form an non-adherent dressing that aids healing and helps protects against bacteria. For burns, acute and chronic wounds.
MediHoney HCS Dressings combines super absorbent polymers with medical grade manuka honey to form an non-adherent dressing that aids healing and helps protects against bacteria. For burns, acute and chronic wounds.
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Medihoney Apinate 5x5cm is now available in singles, ideal for testing if suitable for you or when a full box of 10 is not needed.
Medihoney Apinate Dressings 5x5cm (10) combines medical grade manuka honey and calcium alginate to make a super absorbent gel sheet that promotes healing and protects against bacteria.
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10x10cm Medihoney Apinate Dressing now available as a single, ideal for when you don't need a whole box.
Medihoney Antibacterial Apinate Dressings 10x10cm (5) combines medical grade manuka honey and calcium alginate to make a super absorbent gel sheet that promotes healing and protects against bacteria.
Smaller 5x5cm Gel sheet protects mild to moderate exudating (non-dry) wounds. Provides wound healing and cleaning. Use Medihoney Barrier Creamaround the outside of the wound before applying sheet.
Gel sheet protects mild to moderate exudating (non-dry) wounds. Provides wound healing and cleaning. Use Medihoney Barrier Cream around the outside of the wound before applying sheet.
Tulle Dressings help promote wound granulation (new tissue growth/healing) with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity & low pH properties. Suitable for light to moderate exuding wounds.
