"Moist" wound healing- a new golden standard

The article in Advances in Wound Care Journal focuses on covering the main aspects of an optimal wound dressing and the advantages of moist wound environment for healing process. There are a lot of key points that play an important role and affect the healing outcome- temperature, pressure, hydration, pH and microbial content. According to the literature reports, the moist wound environment provides optimal conditions for a faster wound healing. Authors explain that it helps autolytic debridement, may reduce pain and scarring, supports collagen synthesis, promotes keratinocyte migration over the wound surface. Moreover, moisture is needed for nutrients transport, growth factors, and other mediators for better wound microenvironment. Dry dressings are still commonly used for clean and dry wounds with mild exudate levels, but moist dressings have become the standard of care. Check more details about moist dressings types and properties in our next review.