Finger tendon surgery is usually sterilized using iodophor and then gauze is changed.
After finger tendon surgery, there will be trauma, in order to prevent infection, need to change the dressing regularly, mainly using povidone-iodine, which is a kind of disinfectant and antiseptic, used for the disinfection of small skin and mucous membrane wounds, povidone-iodine disinfection can kill Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, Candida albicans, Propionibacterium and so on, and can prevent the infection of the wound.
After finger tendon surgery, the use of povidone-iodine disinfection method is to use a cotton swab dipped in a small amount of medicine, and then from the center to the periphery of the local application, in addition to applying to the wound area, the surrounding skin should also be coated to play a bactericidal role, after applying iodine povidone-iodine, you also need to change the gauze, use a new gauze will be wrapped up the wound.
Finger tendon surgery should follow the doctor’s instructions to go to the hospital in time to change the medicine, to avoid wound infection, if there is an abnormal situation to consult the doctor in time.