Practical guidance with step-by-step pictures, protocol and tips on how to apply different types of cellular and/or tissue products (CTPs), also known as skin substitutes

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as "wound vac", is a wound care treatment in which a foam dressing is placed on an open wound, is covered with a polyurethane drape, and then a vacuum (delivering negative pressure) provides suction and drains fluid to an attached canister. This topic provides answers to questions frequently asked questions by patients, from how to receive/return a NPWT device, when and how a NPWT is removed, and how to use it.