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Silver Dressing F.A.Q.'s (Silverlon® Silver Dressing - Frequently Asked Questions)

Question: Who uses our Silverlon® Products?

Answer: To date, Silverlon® has been used primarily by professional health care providers. These include prominent private and university hospitals such as Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Baylor University as well as several active military units in Afghanistan, Iraq and Germany. All Silverlon® Burn Care, Surgical, and Wound Care Products listed on this website have FDA Clearance. Argentum Medical, LLC is a member of the Wound Care Education Institute, and a member of the National Alliance of Wound Care. Silverlon® is simply the most effective, durable and easy to use antimicrobial product on market - safe for Infants or Geriatrics - and is currently used on (chronic & acute) wounds , burns, bites, and rashes.

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Question: Does Silverlon® work against MRSA Staph Infections?

Answer: Absolutely, Silverlon® Burn, Wound, and Surgical Dressings are a very effective treatment for both preventing and eliminiating MRSA Staph Infections in Wounds, Burns, and in Post Surgical Incisions. Silverlon® Dressings are an effective treatment for the Prevention and Elimination of Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacterial Infections, also.

Question: Can the Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing be placed on wounds with necrotic tissue?

Answer: The Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing can be placed on wounds with necrotic tissue provided the Silverlon® fabric is moist with water and placed in direct contact with the necrotic tissue. Daily dressing changes are recommended with mechanical debridement of the necrotic tissue. The Silverlon® will reduce the bioburden of the necrotic tissue and assist with autolysis.

Question: Can Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressings be placed on soft tissue necrosis secondary to radiation burns?

Answer: The Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing can be placed on wounds caused by soft tissue necrosis secondary to radiation burns. The Silverlon® is moistened with sterile water and placed in direct contact with the injured dermis. Daily dressing changes are recommended with mechanical debridement of the necrotic tissue. The Silverlon® will reduce the bioburden of the necrotic tissue and assist with autolysis.

Question: Can Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressings be placed on chemical burns such as cement burns?

Answer: The Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing can be placed on wounds caused by chemical burns from cement and concrete. The Silverlon® is moistened with sterile water and placed in direct contact with the chemically burned tissue. Daily dressing changes are recommended for the first four to five days.

Question: Why does water when first placed in the Silverlon® surface bead up?

Answer: The surface tension of the plated fabric is relatively high causing water to bead up and initially present a hydrophobic surface. Once the pure metallic surfaces are wet with water, the surface absorbs water and fluids rapidly.

Question: Do the Silverlon® Wound Dressings stain the skin creating a tattooing effect?

Answer: Ionic silver does not stain dermal tissues. The only silver that is released from Silverlon® Wound Dressings is ionic silver. Tattooing and staining of the skin is a result of the deposition of metallic silver particles or silver salts in the dermis. No cases of Silverlon® causing tattooing of the dermis has been reported.

Question: Is Silverlon® cytotoxic?

Answer: Ionic silver in high enough concentrations in vitro has been shown to be cytotoxic. The most common in vitro test for cytotoxicity is the “Elution Method in L929 Mouse Fibroblast Cell Line”. The in vivo test for cytotoxicity is to study the cell types with explanted tissue from a wound treated with Silverlon®. Silverlon® has been shown to be non cyctotoxic in vivo and in vitro.

Question: Can the Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing be applied with a hydrocolloid, hydrogel or foam dressing?

Answer: The Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing may be applied as a wound contact dressing directly over the wound surface and covered with a hydrocolloid, hydrogel or foam dressing. The released ionic silver from the Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressing reduces the bioburden of the wound surface as well as the overlying dressing. Silverlon® is biocompatible and safely used with hydrocolloids, hydrogels and foam dressings.

Question: Can Silverlon® Wound Dressings be placed on infant wounds and incisions?

Answer: Yes the Silverlon® wound dressings are biocompatible and hypoallergenic and can be safely applied to infant wounds and incisions.

Question: Can Silverlon® Wound Care products be applied to skin lesions of Varicella Zoster and Herpes Simplex Type I and Type II?

Answer: Silver ions are viralcidal (antiviral) to the Varicella Zoster virus and Herpes Simplex Type I and Type II virus through interaction of the silver ion and the viral coat.

Question: Can Silverlon® Wound Care products be applied to wounds that are undergoing treatment with hyperbaric oxygen?

Answer: Oxygen enhances the antimicrobial activity of silver. The silver ion has a strong affinity for oxygen and can coordinate up to four oxygen ions. Antimicrobial studies have demonstrated that with increased oxygen coordination with silver, the antimicrobial activity of silver is geometrically increased.

Question: The Silverlon® Wound Contact Dressings appear to have a shiny and a dull surface. Does it matter which surface is placed against the wound surface?

Answer: The difference in appearance of the two surfaces of Silverlon® is due to the knit pattern of the fabric and the manner in which light is reflected from the surface. All filaments/fibers that compose the fabric are plated circumferentially with a uniform thickness.

Question: What is the definition of Antimicrobial and Antibacterial with relation to Wound Care.

Answer: Antimicrobial - is a term that refers to properties of an Antimicrobial Agent that has Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Antiviral Properties.

Antibacterial - is a term that refers to the properties of an Antibacterial Agent that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or their ability to reproduce.

Silverlon® Dressings have been shown to exhibit both Antimicrobial and Antibacterial Properties in numerous Clinical Studies.

Question: Is Silverlon® the best Antimicrobial Silver Wound Dressing on the Market?

Answer: Yes. To review a Comparison between the Silverlon® Silver Dressing, and other Silver Wound Dressings from a Silver Content and Silver Ionic Release standpoint, please CLICK HERE

Argentum Medical, LLC receives the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award for the Silverlon® Negative Pressure Dressing:

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"In the presence of moisture, this unique product continuously emits a very high level of ionic silver into the wound bed. By combining the benefits of negative pressure wound management and silver plated nylon fabric, this process is an unprecedented step for wound care, providing faster wound closure, decreased pain and infections, and a reduction in overall treatment costs." Frost & Sullivan The Silverlon® NPD Advantage: 7 day use over skin grafts while under negative pressure therapy systems (1 dressing kit for 1 week of therapy) Fewer dressing changes over the course of therapy Produces an accelerated wound healing potential No infections reported Provides medical and economical advantages Minimal reduction in fluid flow capacity as compared to VAC foam alone Silverlon® Negative Pressure Wound Dressings are applied for improved outcomes with the Versatile 1™ or other Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems when treating chronic and acute wounds, burns, and surgical procedures.

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