dermatologic disorders
Principles of Topical Dermatologic Therapy
Dressings
Dressings protect open lesions, facilitate healing, increase drug absorption, and protect the patient’s clothing. The most common nonocclusive dressings are gauze dressings. They maximally allow air to reach the wound, which is at times preferred in healing, and allow the lesion to dry. Wet-to-dry dressingsare nonocclusive dressings wetted with solution, usually saline, that are used to help cleanse and debride thickened or crusted lesions. The dressings are applied wet and removed after the solution has evaporated (ie, wet-to-dry), with materials from the skin adhering to the dried dressing. gelatin (Unna paste boot) is an effective occlusive dressing for patients with Treatment . Plastic tape impregnated with Occlusive dressings applied over topical corticosteroids to increase absorption are sometimes used to treat Topical treatments , Other occlusive dressings are used to protect and help heal open wounds, such as Initial wound care ; special silicone dressings are sometimes used for 