Wound Care for Wound Care for ED&C

ED&C is a procedure commonly used for treating mild skin cancers. It stands for electrodessication and curettage.

The wound takes from 3 to 6 weeks to heal, sometimes even longer on the legs.

Ideally, the following care can usually be followed -- however in certain circumstances the protocol may be changed depending on your response.

Keep the wound covered with a small bandage (e.g. Bandaid).
Change the dressing each day, applying an antibiotic salve each time (Bacitracin or Polysporin). You may gently wash the wound if desired.
It is OK to get the wound wet, but make sure you change the dressing if it does get wet -- you do not want to leave a wet dressing on the skin.
The first couple weeks the wound is likely to ooze a yellowish fluid.
A small amount of pus is OK, but the wound should NOT hurt. It may be tender to the touch.
Some redness will develop around the wound; up to about 1/4 inch rim of redness is OK.

Please contact our office for any of the following

Pain in the wound
Redness extending more than about 1/4 inch from the edge of the wound
Large amounts of pus
Swelling of the wound or the area around it
If, for any reason, you don't think the wound is healing or behaving like it should