Follow your doctor's instructions for taking care of a surgical incision. Call your doctor right away if you notice signs a wound is infected, like redness, pain, or swelling. If you use tampons ...

A potentially deadly hospital superbug is able to feast on and break down medical-grade plastics—including those used to make implants, sutures and wound dressings. This is the conclusion of a study ...

Medics from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust wrote in BMJ Case Reports : "Necrotising fasciitis is an uncommon and rapidly progressive surgical emergency." The team wants other gynaecologists ...

However, a small subset of women experience significant pain and a delay in healing secondary to infection ... with expectant management and perineal wound care, such as frequent sitz baths ...