Tips for Treating and Prevening Macerated Skin

Most people are familiar with what happens to skin when it is kept wet. If we take a long bath, our skin absorbs as much of the water as it can but then it gets wrinkly and water logged. This is not usually a problem. We get out of the tub, dry off and our skin returns to normal. There are times, however, when that excess water can cause problems. Macerated skin treatment is often needed for people who are older, bed ridden or who have wounds or incisions that have been bandanged. When skin is exposed to moisture that …

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