Motivated by the number of burn victims from the ongoing war, researchers at Tel Aviv University and Sheba Tel-HaShomer ...

When waking up in the morning, most people look in the mirror for various reasons, such as skin care and daily affirmation.

A Nottinghamshire coroner has issued a warning about a care home following the death of an elderly woman. Maureen Powell had ...

Warrants described the child's skin as being in awful condition. RELATED: Mother charged after infant found dead in Lynchburg "[The baby] had several open sores to the extent, portions of his skin ...

Body sores, also known as pressure ulcers or bedsores, develop due to prolonged pressure on the skin, leading to reduced blood flow and tissue damage. They commonly occur in bedridden or immobile ...

Pressure ulcers often develop in patients with spinal cord injury starting during the early hospitalization, affecting roughly half of the patients. While underrecognized as immunologically active ...

To get the smooth, soft feet of your dreams, follow this expert advice—including how not to use a pumice stone.

Your nurse will assess your pressure sore to decide which dressing is best for you, change it as needed and monitor how well it is working. Surgery for pressure sores. Dead tissue around the sore can ...

Constant pressure on an area of skin stops blood from flowing normally, so the cells die, and the skin breaks down. Other names for pressure sores are bedsores, pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers.

A reader asks: I am a healthy, active 74-year-old woman.I sleep on my front and try very hard not to sit for long periods, nevertheless I keep getting a pressure sore on my bottom, more or less in ...

Tips for Safe Dead Skin Removal Soak Your Feet. It is advisable to soak your feet in warm, soapy water for about 10-15 minutes. This helps soften the skin, making it easier to remove dead skin cells.