Case study - non healing scar - Gardamed01 Jun 2020, written by Mandy Wright

Time for wound healing depends on a number of factors and sometimes it can take days, weeks, months or years for a wound to heal completely.  Slow wound healing could be caused by one of the following:

• Infection
• Diabetes
• Age – the older you get the longer it usually takes for wounds to heal
• Circulation
• Weight – obesity can increase the risk of infection after surgery
• Alcohol consumption  – high alcohol consumption can increase the risk of infection as above
• Smoking
• Certain medications including anti-inflammatory drugs

Sometimes the wound healing process stalls for no apparent reason.  Below we have  2 case studies of stalled wounds in which the wound healing process restarted and eventually closed thanks to the 1 Primary Wound Dressing (1PWD). 1PWD is a natural wound healing spray that contains neem oil and hypericum oil which has been shown to speed up new tissue formulation(¹).

Case Studies

Patient 1

Male. 61 years of age with poorly healing abdominal wound after surgery. The wound healing process stagnated despite visible granulation tissue. The affected skin was treated for 2 months without progress.

Treatment with 1 Primary Wound Dressing. Result: wound healed in 19 days.

The wound was cleansed with saline solution, 1 Primary Wound Dressing was applied and the wound was covered with a non-woven gauze.

Conclusion from health care professional:

“It is not unusual that the wound healing process stagnates after surgical interventions where sutures are used. The wound healing gets stuck during the epithelialisation phase. Fatty acids in 1 Primary Wound Dressing can trigger an activation of the physiological wound healing process. 1PWD also supports healthy skin, which can result in elastic and soft scar tissue.”

Patient 2

Female. 55 years of age with non-healing post-surgical wound. The wound healing process stagnated, the dressing change was performed twice weekly in an outpatient clinic and no changes were noted.

Treatment with 1 Primary Wound Dressing. Result: wound healed in 18 days.

The wound was cleansed with saline solution, 1 Primary Wound Dressing was applied and the wound was covered with a non-woven gauze.

Conclusion from health care professional:

“Before using the 1 Primary Wound Dressing the wound healing process had stalled. The patient was coming into the outpatient clinic twice a week to have the wound dressed by the nurse. When we started using the 1 Primary Wound Dressing, the patient was easily able to self-care at home using the spray. The wound healed process restarted and wound healing was completed.”

Reference:

1. Lauchli S, et al. Hospital Healthcare; 2012: 1-3.