MEDIHONEY: A Miracle Product For Wound Care

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The first time someone used a honey-containing wound care product on me it was back in 2008 / 2009 when I had a horrible pressure ulcer on my tailbone. Fast forward to 2016 and Derma Sciences has brought honey to the forefront of wound care. What makes this better than other honey based wound care products? It is made exclusively from New Zealand bees; cheaper versions will have about 50% New Zealand honey (with leptospermum) mixed with honey from the United States or other countries. The blisters that I had on my legs were painful and prevented my from wearing my prosthetics; after they were cleaned the wound care nurse applied MEDIHONEY to the areas and left it uncovered. As you might guess, that was a complete mess and everything stuck to it. Eventually I asked to have it wrapped with non-stick gauze but they didn't have any (they could have gone to the burn unit but they were too lazy). In the first week of having this on my wounds it took away all the redness, started flaking off the damaged layers and closing up the open areas. Since this is made from 100% honey it is thick so you are going to want to warm it up in your hands for a minute or slide it in your pocket before you use it. trying to smear or spread it on a wound can be extremely painful if its thick so in colder weather please give it time to loosen up a little before you rty to apply it. The first few days of having it applied were painless but the smaller the wounds got the more it stung and burned when applied. There are a couple of reasons for that but its mostly the honey seeping into the fresh pink flesh. The longest I had experienced the burning was about an hour so be prepared for the possibility that it could happen. Make sure you soak the skin before applying a new layer; I used warm washrags to loosen up the dried honey and the loose skin. Until recently this was something that was only available by prescription but I looked online and most of the larger pharmacies (and Wal-Mart) sell this. I would recommend this for anyone that gets bruises easily or is nursing a burn. It can be messy to apply but the benefits of it greatly outweigh the mess. Photo: Me What do you use on your wounds? Have you ever heard of MEDIHONEY?