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What is skin debridement?

“Debridement” is a medical term that refers to the removal of infected, dead, or dying tissue from the body. Performing a skin debridement allows for new and healthy skin to grow and replace the dead skin that was removed. 

Skin debridement is the removal of areas of skin that are damaged beyond repair. This is most commonly done around poorly healing wounds, after serious injuries, or with severe burns. Skin debridement is an important part of the healing process and a vital component of caring for any severe injury.

What are the different types of skin debridement?

How do you know if a wound needs skin debridement?

What happens during a skin debridement procedure?

When should a wound not be debrided?

How long does it take for skin to heal after debridement?

How do wounds heal after debridement?

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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