Instead of a scab, expect to see fresh pink “baby skin.”īoth 3M Tegaderm and DrySee come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You’ll be able to see the healing process and it will be obvious when the wound is closed. It will weep quite a bit at first, then gradually slow down.
If there is embedded dirt or rocks you may need to scrub them out. –Take a shower and clean the wound with soap and water. When the bandage is contaminated, the gauze changes to a deep blue color along the perimeter of the bandage. When the DrySee bandage is clean and dry, the gauze pads remain white. The indicators make it easy to see if the film or wound site has been compromised, and is a signal to change the dressing. The plastic barrier means no pain from contact between the wound and water.ĭrysee Application Instructional Video from Margaretta Snell on Vimeo.ĭrySee is an upgrade from conventional Tegaderm in that it has a water invasion indicator near the edge and center of the film.
These films are waterproof and you can wash and bath normally. Surprisingly, no scab ever forms which, for road rash wounds that cover a lot of surface area, means no irritating itchy phase when the scab dries out and shrinks. Since the film is transparent, you can watch the healing process. The moist conditions under the dressing promote wound healing. The film adheres to the skin, and separate taping is not needed. If you’ve ever had an IV, they probably used Tegaderm to protect the insertion area. While Tegaderm film dressings for everyday use are relatively new to most of us, the technology was patented in the 1980s. These dressings look like kitchen plastic wrap, and their efficacy is a wonder. Because of that difficulty, some folks leave the wound completely open, but that makes sleeping difficult because the weeping wound sticks to bedsheets.Įnter a “space age” solution: film dressings marketed as 3M Tegaderm and a new product, DrySee. The weeping makes it hard to bandage–the exudate tends to bond even with non-stick dressings. Road rash is literally a pain to treat because the wound weeps blood and plasma (“exudate”) for days if not weeks.
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