Bovine Collagen May Preserve, Restore Soft Tissue for Moderately, Heavily Exudating Wounds

An absorbent matrix of type I and type III bovine collagen in the form of fibrillar collagen packs (NIVIS Fibrillar Collagen Pack; TELA Bio) may help to preserve and restore soft tissue for moderately to heavily exudating wounds, while also controlling minor bleeding.¹

“Surgical wound management can be a source of concern, especially in patients considered higher risk for complications,” said Michael Sawyer, general surgeon at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, in a recent press release. “While there are various options to treat these patients, I’m encouraged by both the handling and initial clinical utility I’ve experienced with NIVIS.”¹

Generally, the body can heal minor wounds easily, but wounds require care to prevent infection and promote quicker healing.² Collagen—being the most abundant protein in the human body—has an important function in protecting and healing wounds.³ Collagen attracts fibroblasts (which produce more collagen) to the wound, in effect supporting new blood vessel and tissue formation.³

Type I and type III collagen have a close bearing to native collagen in human skin. A fibrillar collagen pack facilitates new tissue development through the stimulation of cellular activity—type III collagen is particularly successful at controlling wound contraction and scar deposition during the healing process.¹

Fibrillar collagen packs can be used to manage moderately to heavily exudating wounds, such as pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, diabetic ulcers, acute wounds, trauma, and surgical wounds, and partial-thickness burns. It is also indicated to control minor bleeding.¹

Adverse events include allergic or immunological reaction, and in isolation have caused transitory pain, bleeding, blistering, swelling, and redness.¹

Collagen dressings encourage a moist environment that allow new collagen fibers and tissue to promote wound healing.³ Dressing also allow the body’s natural collagen to become more readily available for tissue growth during healing.³