If you have any injury with open skin, you need to take care of it to avoid infection. Keeping a wound clean, washing your hands before touching it, and following any instructions from your doctor ...

Dear Doctor: My boyfriend let a friend of his pierce his earlobe and cartilage, and both places got infected. He says things will get better on their own, but I’m worried. What should he be doing?

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that causes abscesses where your skin rubs together, such as in your armpits or groin. This treatment can result in deeper wounds that can ...

Occasional cuts and other types of wounds happen, and the best way to help prevent them from getting infected is by cleaning them with lukewarm water and mild soap. However, if a wound does get ...

An open wound is any internal or external injury that exposes internal tissue to the external environment. People can sometimes treat acute open wounds at home with medications and natural remedies.

A volunteer registered nurse treats a xylazine-associated wound at a clinic in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP Before xylazine, most of the wounds we treated were skin ...

Tunnels underneath the skin’s surface mean yourwound isn’t healing well. Tissue is being damaged, and without the right care, even more serious complications can occur. An open wound is an unsettling ...

A pilonidal sinus is a small tunnel that develops at the top of the crease in the buttocks. Trapped hair around the buttocks crease can lead to an abscess, and a pilonidal sinus may develop as a ...

At University of Utah Health, our team of highly trained physical therapists has years of experience and specialized training in lymphedema therapy and wound care. Our friendly and compassionate ...