S医大附属病院形成外科で右臀部こぶしの大きさの腫瘍を切除して貰い、１週間後入院していた後も１０針の手術跡の外傷薬取替えのために外来で治療を続けている。最近の外傷薬（消毒薬、ガーゼ、絆創膏、保水幕など）の取替えでは昔の治療のような痛みを伴うことは稀で、進歩は素晴らしく有難いことだと思っている。昔の外傷薬の取替えでは、ガーゼが傷口に張り付いてそれを取除くのが大変で傷口の回復を妨げていたし、ヨードチンキやオキシフル等のような消毒薬の塗布では著しい痛みが伴ったものだ。ガーゼは傷口との接着がし難い工夫がされたメロリンテープやハイドロウェットなどの製品が販売されているし、シャワーでの水を弾く保護膜や防水で接着能力の大きな絆創膏が用意されていて誠に有難いことだ。

 

　　The Surgical_Scar (4cm × 10cm)

 

　A tumor the size of a fist in his right hip was removed by the Department of Plastic Surgery at the S Medical University Hospital, and after being hospitalized for a week, he continued to receive treatment as an outpatient to have the trauma medication replaced after 10 stitches. 　Recently, replacing trauma medications (antiseptics, gauze, bandages, water-retaining curtains, etc.) is rarely as painful as in the past, and I am grateful for the progress that has been made. 　In the past, when replacing trauma drugs, gauze stuck to the wound and was difficult to remove, hindering wound healing, and applying antiseptics such as iodine tincture and Oxyflu was extremely painful. 　There are gauze products on the market that are designed to make it difficult to adhere to the wound, such as Merorin Tape and Hydrowet, and there are also protective membranes that repel water in the shower and adhesive plasters that are waterproof and have great adhesion. 　That's a blessing.