How to deal with wound edema

Patients with wound edema, according to the specific causes of wound edema, clinically can take different treatment methods: a. If the patient’s wound local soft tissue damage is not fully recovered and caused by mild edema, at this time can be taken orally Mai Zhi Ling, local external rubbing blood circulation cream, red light physiotherapy, improve local blood circulation, can promote faster absorption of edema. Second, if the patient has fat liquefaction at the wound or incision infection and cause subcutaneous fluid accumulation at the wound, causing obvious edema. At this time, the patient needs to open the skin at the wound as soon as possible, thoroughly remove the accumulated fluid and pus, and give hydrogen peroxide, vital iodine and saline alternately to flush the wound surface, and place iodoform gauze to drain the wound, which can eliminate the local swelling more quickly.