Friction and shear
Responsible for erosions and pressure ulcers in weight-bearing areas.
Skin integrity can be disrupted by many factors that compromise the protective function of the skin. These factors reduce the skin's resistance, encourage lesions and delay healing.
Risk factors
Excess moisture
From incontinence or sweating, which macerates the skin and weakens its barrier.
Poor perfusion or ischaemia
Reduces the capacity for tissue repair and delays healing.
Advanced age
The skin loses elasticity and regenerative capacity with ageing.
Malnutrition
A lack of essential nutrients compromises tissue repair.
Diabetes and tobacco
They alter microcirculation and hinder the healing processes.
Basic principles of skin care
Gentle hygiene
With pH-physiological products, followed by meticulous, friction-free drying to preserve the natural barrier.
Daily moisturising
Keeps the skin elastic and prevents the appearance of cracks and lesions.
Protection against moisture
Through skin barriers that prevent maceration of the skin.
Prevention of pressure damage
Repositioning, use of special surfaces and daily inspection of at-risk areas.
Our specialised approach
In people with different types of conditions, without good individualised prevention it is very likely that wounds and ulcers will appear that need a holistic, multidisciplinary approach. These ulcers often become chronic, sometimes preventing normal daily activity and causing uncontrolled pain. Faced with such a challenge (especially in frail, elderly patients with associated diseases), our team, with its extensive knowledge of wound care and the advanced therapies it offers, will achieve their closure and healing.