https://doi.org/10.4081/ijwc.2023.95

Use of biological products in the healing process of skin lesions

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)
Submitted: January 30, 2023
Accepted: March 9, 2023
Published: April 6, 2023
medical honey, autolytic debridement biofilm, tissue repair, skin lesions
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Viviana Nebbioso
Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Giuseppe Nebbioso
giuseppe.nebbioso@gmail.com
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 1 Centro, Italy.
Francesco Petrella
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 3 Sud, Italy.
Daniele Naviglio
Department of Chemical Sciences University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

Research in the chemical and techno-pharmacological sector has allowed the use of medical devices based on biological products in the various phases of the tissue repair process of acute and chronic wounds. Neem and St. John’s Wort oil, Aloe vera, essential fatty acids are applied to the wound only after non-vital tissue has been removed and in the absence of biofilm and/or infection. Honey, on the other hand, is used in the debridement phase thanks to its biological-natural properties and the ability to draw water from the tissues surrounding the lesion, thus allowing the detachment of the non-vital tissue from the wound bed (autolytic debridement). In the presence of biofilm or wound infection, the only indicated debridement is surgical. The study evaluated the possibility of using the autolytic properties of honey on lesions even in the presence of biofilm or local infection, demonstrating how such use is possible especially in patients in whom surgical debridement is contraindicated.

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Nebbioso, V., Nebbioso, G., Petrella, F., & Naviglio, D. (2023). Use of biological products in the healing process of skin lesions. Italian Journal of Wound Care, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/ijwc.2023.95
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