Hydrocolloid dressings contain an active gel that absorbs fluid from the wound, creating and maintaining a moist environment to promote healing. There are different types of hydrocolloid dressing for multiple lesions. These dressings are different from the others in that they have a very specific mode of action. Their role is to provide relief while treating blisters, partridge eyes, calluses and bunions... There is a dressing specially designed for each area. This technology, known as hydrocolloid, accelerates wound healing and acts like a second skin.
By creating an environment that promotes rapid wound healing, COMPEED® Blister Dressings offer superior healing capabilities and faster pain relief than conventional dressings. Order our new range of dressings for body care from your online organic pharmacy, with advice and opinions from our doctors of pharmacy.
COMPEED healing dressings promote moist wound healing and fit like a second skin over the wound.
The hydrocolloid particles (an active moisturizing and protective gel) in the Compeed dressing absorb the fluid naturally secreted by the healing wound. The dressing forms a protective pad (white layer) over the injured tissue to provide long-lasting pressure relief and reduce pain from wound friction.
The pad protects the wound and keeps it moist, without sticking to the wound. The outer layer of the dressing consists of a semi-occlusive polyurethane film that allows excess fluid to evaporate outwards, retaining only the fluid required for complete wound healing.
COMPEED® thus creates optimal conditions for rapid healing of blisters and other types of wounds, irritations or skin injuries.
The performance of hydrocolloid dressings is based on a system of active particles, which react on contact with the liquid secreted by the wound. Here are the key stages in the operation of these innovative devices:
Thanks to this unique combination of properties, Compeed® dressings accelerate healing while limiting the risk of scarring or infection.
Traditional dry wound healing, while effective, has major drawbacks, including slower regeneration and increased pain due to scab formation. The latter, while protecting the wound, slows down the healing process by limiting the access of reparative cells to the injured area.
In contrast, Compeed® hydrocolloid dressings promote moist wound healing, offering a number of advantages:
This modern approach to wound healing is particularly beneficial for superficial and chronic wounds.
Wounds treated with conventional dressings undergo so-called dry healing. After a wound occurs, the healing process is immediately triggered: after any bleeding has stopped, the blood vessels dilate to let out fluid and a certain number of cells needed to clean the wound and repair the lesion, thus creating a moist environment more conducive to the functioning and development of the cells responsible for the healing process. At the end of this phase, the vessels contract, stopping the leakage of liquid or exudate. This dries out the wound and promotes the formation of a thick crust to protect it from external infection.
Healing must therefore take place under the crust, which slows down the process, as the cells involved in healing need water to function and regenerate. Healing in a dry environment is slow and can be more painful. With a hydrocolloid dressing, the healing process is moist. By absorbing and retaining wound fluid, the dressing maintains a level of moisture at the level of the wound, while protecting it at the same time. This moist environment enables "cleansing" cells to move more easily into the wound, reducing local inflammation and promoting the production of collagen, a component of the skin. The cells involved in the healing process therefore thrive best in a moist environment. Healing in a moist environment is faster and prevents the formation of thick scabs, thus reducing the risk of scarring.
