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Figure 8: Recurrent parastomal hernia before treatment.
Figure 9. The same wound following two months of treatment with Flaminal.
Figure 10: A venous leg ulcer before Flaminal treatment.
who are often malnourished, is clear — it helps to manage fluid levels and bioburden as well as aiding debridement. Furthermore, the author’s experience has shown that when patients who have experie nced pain with a cadexomer iodine try Flaminal, they are more than satisfied with both the comfort and efficacy of the product.
Dutch experience A patient who had undergone bowel resection and colostomy with unsuccessful abdominal reconstruction presented with recurrent parastomal hernia, which was exuding, infected and measured 25cm2
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Figure 11: The same wound after three weeks of Flaminal treatment.
[Fig
8]. An alginate dressing (Kalostat®, ConvaTec) and a Hydrofiber (Aquacel®, ConvaTec), as well as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), were tried over a period of 8–9 months, without effect. Flaminal products were then used, and after two months of daily treatment the wound reduced by 1cm2
[Fig 9]. The patient has since chosen to
continue with Flaminal Hydro. In another case, a 92-year-old female
patient with venous leg ulcers of over 45 years’ duration commenced Flaminal Forte therapy at the end of April 2011. Previous treatments included a variety of hydrogels with compression therapy (Actico®, Activa). After three weeks, the wound tissue appeared healthier even without sharp debridement, although there was no change in size [Fig 10-11]. These results suggest that Flaminal
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Figure 12: After six months, the wound had reduced in size from 12cm2
to 8.9cm2 .
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