Topical debriding agents

What are Topical debriding agents?

Topical debriding agents are chemicals that are used locally to clean an open wound by removing foreign material and dead tissue, so that the wound heals without increased risk of infection. This makes the healing faster.

Topical debriding agents are chemicals that are used locally to clean an open wound by removing foreign material and dead tissue, so that the wound heals without increased risk of infection. This makes the healing faster.

Debridement agents are a group of medications that are used to remove debris or dead tissue from a burn, ulcer, or wound, which helps promote healing and decrease the risk of infection.

These include surgical debridement, biological debridement, enzymatic debridements, and autolytic debridement. This is the most conservative type of debridement. This debridement is a natural process by which endogenous phagocytic cells and proteolytic enzymes break down necrotic tissue.

Unlike the sharp and surgical debridement, it causes less pain but takes more time. Chemical debridement refers to removing necrotic tissue by chemical agents such as sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen proxide.

Debridace Ointment is commonly used as a debridement agent to remove dead skin and thin pus in lesions, such as ulcers, burns, bed sores, surgical wounds, cysts, and carbuncles. It contains papain and urea in an ointment base for topical application.

Mechanical debridement is the removal of unhealthy tissue with a moving force. The downside is that healthy tissues may be removed in addition to the unhealthy tissues. Some examples are hydrotherapy, wet-to-dry dressing, and monofilament debridement pads.