ED&C Wound Care 

• Leave your bandage in place until the day after the procedure, ideally 24 hours 
• Clean procedure site daily with diluted mild soapy water (it is okay to shower) 
• Apply Cerave ointment or Vaseline to site and cover with a new Band-Aid DAILY. Do not let the procedure site form a thick, crusted scab. 
• It may take 2-3 weeks for site to completely heal. 
• Avoid submerging the procedure site in hot tubs or swimming pools until it is completely healed. 
• If procedure site starts to bleed, apply direct pressure for 10-15 minutes without looking. 
• If you experience any signs of infection (redness around the area that is expanding, excess pain, bleeding, cloudy yellow-white drainage, fever) call the office 970-673-1155 or after hours call Dr Hoover at home:  970-818-9493 or Cell: 970-217-6782 

**Antibiotic ointment can be used, but has a higher risk of possible allergic reaction. 

**Some redness, itching and weeping around the procedure site is a normal part of healing.   

WOUND CARE IF YOU PURCHASED DUODERM FROM OUR OFFICE OR A HYDROSEAL BANDAID   

• Change dressing every 3-7 days. 
• After removal, wash with soap and water.   
• Upon removal of the dressing, the wound will be moist and “soupy” This gel-like substance should be present.  This is normal and desired. 
• To help the dressing stay in place use a hypofix or medical tape