Skin ulcers in the elderly are common in people who are sedentary, have to lie in one place for a long time, often occur in the summer when they sweat a lot…. Skin ulcers in the elderly need to be treated right away to keep the patient comfortable, pain-free, and avoid infection.
1. Which area is most prone to ulcers?
Patients lying in any position are easy to cause ulcers in places where the bone protrudes, there is too little muscle and skin covering.
The supine position: prone to ulcers in the back of the neck, the sacrum, the sides of the shoulder blades, the elbows, and the heels.
Side-lying position: on which side is directly affected temporal area, outer and inner knee, outer ankle.
When the elderly have sores, the ulcers will take longer to heal than the average person due to poor digestion, slow absorption of nutrients and weaker resistance. Therefore, even if it is just a small ulcer, we should also take care of the elderly very carefully, because if the ulcer spreads and deepens, the penetration of germs will grow and appear more. necrotic cells leading to superinfection must be removed to remove dead cells, the more painful the patient is.
2. How to care for and treat ulcers in the elderly
When detecting sores in the elderly, it is necessary to recognize the condition of the ulcers to come up with a specific treatment plan. Some commonly used measures are:
Step 1: Clean the wound
Irrigate the wound with 0.9% physiological saline or an isotonic saline solution.
Step 2: Use Multidex
Apply Multidex® (Powder or Gel): After rinsing, apply Multidex®
For shallow ulcers: Apply a layer about 0.6cm thick over the entire ulcer.
With deep ulcers: fill the ulcer with the skin surface, taking care to let the medicine crept into all the nooks and crannies of the ulcer.
Step 3: Bandage the wound
Use non-stick gauzes, such as MultiPad, Sofsorb, Covaderm Plus, or Polyderm Border. If necessary, use Fluftex tape or roll gauze, or Stretch Net gauze to secure the dressing. Change the dressing as often as once daily for low exudative and granulomatous ulcers, and twice daily for heavily exuding wounds.
3. Advantages of Multidex in the treatment of ulcers in the elderly
As a leading product in wound healing, is confident that it is an American biotechnological product used in the treatment of wounds and skin ulcers caused by pressure according to the natural healing mechanism, the product does not contain chemicals. safe for both children and the elderly.
Multidex consists of Mantodextrin NF1 and vitamin C 1%, when applied to the wound, it quickly mixes with secretions to form a protective film. This membrane creates a moist environment favorable for natural wound healing. On the other hand, Maltodextrin produces chemotactic effects, attracting repair cells such as white blood cells, macrophages, fibroblasts to the injury site. These cells are responsible for killing bacteria, digesting debris, necrotic tissue and cleaning wounds to prepare for cell proliferation. Maltodextrin then mobilizes activated fibroblasts to generate new collagen, facilitating the formation of new granulomatous tissue.