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Advances in Treatment of Painful Wounds

Advances in Treatment of Painful Wounds

by Marc Alan Brenner, DPM, The Institute for Diabetic Foot Research As seen in Podiatry Management | November 2016 Wound management is one of the most common aspects of podiatric practice. The etiology of the wound may vary from post-surgical, traumatic, or disease...
Gensco’s Astero hydrogel alleviates diabetic foot ulcers

Gensco’s Astero hydrogel alleviates diabetic foot ulcers

As seen in Chain Drug Review’s Diabetes Care Report.
Approximately 15% of people with diabetes suffer from foot ulcers, and treating them properly can be challenging for the patient. However, failure to do so, with resulting infection, carries the danger of eventual amputation.

A Review and Case Study of Astero®  (Lidocaine HCl 4%), a New Prescription Hydrogel for Painful Wounds

A Review and Case Study of Astero® (Lidocaine HCl 4%), a New Prescription Hydrogel for Painful Wounds

By Marc A. Brenner, DPM | Podiatry Management, Clinical Innovations, The Diabetic Foot.
Wound pain has numerous, often interlinked, causes that may relate to the initial injury, the inflammatory response or infection. Pain may also result from interventions, such as dressing removal, cleansing, debridement, compression therapy, or topical treatments. Pain as a result of trauma, particularly during the dressing change procedure, has been described by patients as the worst part of dealing with a wound.1

Fast Relief for Painful Wounds

Fast Relief for Painful Wounds

Astero™ is a FDA approved hydrogel plus topical anesthetic (Lidocaine 4%) indicated for painful wounds such as post-surgical incisions, ulcers, cuts and abrasions. Chain Drug Review | November 2016 Chain Drug Review | September 2016 Podiatry Management | August 2016...