I already replied to a similar thread about silver bandages, about one they
used on my MIL for a wound, she was 101 and healed very poorly. It was called
Aquasol Ag by Convatec, and I googled it and found some perhaps the same for
sale on Amazon among other sources. The silver is combined with some kind of
algal gel so it swells when it gets wet, and seemed to stick to the wound, but
did slowly cause it to heal.
Nancy
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:18 PM, Patricia <[email protected]>
wrote:
Thanks for the reminder Neville. I have sprayed the wound .. but not soaked
the bandage.. good thinking. :)
On 8/12/2015 10:15 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Thats so simple and smart. Why is it we so often have to make things harder
than they have to be? <chuckle>
Gail
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On Aug 12, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Neville <[email protected]> wrote:
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wet an ordinary bandaid, or bandage dependant on wound size, with silver and
place on wound. That dressing is kept wet with silver using a syringe as often
as possible/feasible and is not removed for changing for several days, as you
say Jane. I've always done this for any injury I've ever had. Of course I
would consider an alternative treatment if my leg was cut off <g>.
I also did this for toenail fungus (haven't a bloody clue as to how I got
that?), sprayed directly on toe and wet the sock around the area of that toe
before putting shoe on each day. Did this for a couple of weeks until I
considered the fungus was killed, it then took about 2-3 years for the nail to
regrow normally. The silver may have killed it in a matter of days however, I
don't know?
N.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS>Silver dressings
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:05:13 +1000
<!----> I did wear the bandaid for several days and through a few washes
otherwise there was no skin break - but I knew it would do the trick & it did &
yes I have used silver dressings extensively for burns patients for many years
while I was nursing. I have to say I am disappointed it contains aluminium.
Jane
The silver bandaid has a layer interwoven with aluminum thread and another
one with silver thread. When body fluids provide the electrolyte, a battery
effect is created which sends silver ions headed towards the aluminum..only to
get lost in the wound.
It is in all respects, a "CS" generator wrapped around your finger.
The silver dressings such as silverlon and acticoat are used with small
amounts of electrical current to produce the silver ions in the wound. Often
used in burn wards now.
Ode
