Diabetic foot ulcers present a significant challenge in wound care, with impaired healing processes often complicated by periwound skin damage. This presentation will explore the impact of periwound maceration on delayed healing in diabetic foot ulcers and highlight the importance of effective skin management. Attendees will gain insight into the role of pH-balanced cleansing and skin barrier products in maintaining periwound integrity.

• •Describe the challenge of diabetes in wound healing
• •Discuss how periwound maceration can contribute to delayed wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers
• •Discuss the importance of a pH-balanced skin cleansing
• •Explore a structured cleansing and skin barrier protection approach
• •Demonstrate the correct use of Medicareplus barrier protection products on the periwound margin