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Ostomy Skin Care Tips

Jan 31st 2018
Caring for the Skin Around Your Stoma:Having an ostomy means caring for and monitoring the skin around your stoma. Imagine the circle of skin that goes directly around your stoma and think about the constant irritation that skin deals with every day. …

Introducing: Smith and Nephew Opsite

Dec 20th 2017
Shop Smith & Nephew Opsite Opsite is a brand of wound care products from Smith & Nephew. Opsite dressings provide a moist wound environment, which promotes healing, but they also allow excess moisture to evaporate. Excess moisture can cause …

Introducing: Eakin Cohesive Paste

Nov 28th 2017
  Convatec Eakin Ostomy Paste:  Alcohol Free Means Sting Free Eakin Cohesive paste is the newest addition to the Convatec Eakin family of products. It is a new ostomy stoma paste that is alcohol free which means it is sting free so it won't …

Information for New Ostomates

Oct 30th 2017
Ostomy Information for New Ostomates First off, in case you don't know what an ostomate is, an ostomate is a person with an ostomy. Any kind of ostomy, it can be an ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy, any kind at all. If you have an ostomy, you are an os …

What is a Sacrum Dressing?

Sep 28th 2017
  Where is the Sacrum Area of the Body? The sacrum area of the body refers to the area just above what is commonly referred to as the "tailbone", this bony area is prone to pressure wounds. Anytime you have an area of the body with the underlyi …
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