The patch for the treatment of umbilical hernia is mainly used in children. An example of such a patch can be a remedy Porofiks German company Lohmann and Rauscher, which has anti-allergenic properties.

Features of umbilical hernias in children

Umbilical hernia may occur immediately after birth. There it is usually due to a defect of umbilical ring - opening in the abdominal wall through which the body of the child received blood vessels connecting the fetus to the placenta. For most children, this hole is very small and quickly overgrown, some babies it is wide enough and through the skin out the internal organs located in the abdominal cavity. Usually this bowel loops.

Externally, umbilical hernia Umbilical hernia: unpleasant, but treatable   It is a protrusion of the navel. Flexing always has a soft texture and can vary in size - depending on the magnitude of the expansion of the umbilical ring. Usually easy to reduce a protrusion and increases with crying and when the child makes an effort.

And it would have not been treated, if not for one thing: a hernia may infringe. As in adults, it leads to serious complications in the form of tissue death disadvantaged authority in connection with blood circulation. The first signs of infringement of an umbilical hernia is a strong pain (the child begins to scream) and nevpravlyaemost hernia. In this case, parents need to know that trying to straighten himself a hernia in any case can not be - it can cause bleeding in small blood vessels, which will accelerate tissue necrosis. If you suspect a hernia incarceration need to call an ambulance.

Treatment of umbilical hernias in children using the patch

Treatment of umbilical hernia Hernia: Types and symptoms - which are the most dangerous?   a child under one year is that it, first, try to keep in the reduction state, and secondly, by various methods (gymnastics, putting some on his tummy, massage) it strengthens the anterior abdominal wall. Since the fabric of the child recovered very quickly, in most cases, in the area of ​​the umbilical ring is formed by connective tissue, which would prevent stepping internal organs. However, the connective tissue is formed only when the hernia will reside in the reduction state.

In order to achieve such a reduction state, using special plasters. Thus, the patch Porofiks is a special device for the treatment and prevention of umbilical hernias in infants. Porofiks consists of two parts which can be tightened like a belt. The inner surface of the patch is covered with a hypoallergenic adhesive layer, it has good adhesion and is not irritating to the skin of a newborn baby. Also Porofiksa can use other types of band-aids which have anti-allergic properties and do not irritate the skin of the child, such as special plasters firms Cicco (Italy) and Hartmann (Germany).

Imposition of a patch for the umbilical hernia child

Imposition of plaster in the umbilical hernia in a newborn baby should be made only after the children's surgery and the healing umbilical wound. Before applying plaster hernial protrusion reduce a (usually the surgeon does this finger), the longitudinal muscles of the abdomen are joined at the umbilical ring, so to get two connecting folds, and then imposed and prolonged or plaster as a belt, or just a band-aid (the width of at least 4 cm) around the abdomen and lower back (round) is not less than 10 days. If the patch is applied correctly, the folds under the plaster does not straighten out. After 10 days, the child repeatedly show children's surgery and if there is still an umbilical hernia, the patch is applied for another 10 days. Such bandage (but only superimposed right - this is very important!) May be applied three times. In most cases, to the umbilical ring is closed; this is enough.

Sometimes the patch is applied only on the navel area and the surrounding skin. In this case, the folds are not formed, and the patch is changed every two days by the parents, as they will at the reception pediatric surgeon. This allows you to bathe the child without removing the patch. The patch is applied to a few weeks, occasionally showing a child surgeon - it determines how long the treatment should continue.

For such a method is suitable hypoallergenic patch "Kosmopor E» size 5x7, 5cm firm Gartman, who does not need to be removed during bathing.

In addition, a child with a superimposed patch need to massage the belly (his methods will therapist in a children's clinic) and regularly before each feeding, spread it on the abdomen, increasing the length of procedures.

Galina Romanenko

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