🧴 Wet-Wrap Therapy Technique Simulator

Building the Wet-Wrap: Inner and Outer Layers

A damp layer covers medicated skin, topped by a dry layer.

• Wet: Inner layer (Warm water soaked gauze/cotton)
• Dry: Outer layer (Tubular bandage or clothing)
• Limbs: Typical sites (Flexures, trunk as needed)
• ~10 min: Setup time (Per body region)

Applying the two-layer wrap

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Occlusion Enhances Topical Medication Uptake

Wet wraps increase corticosteroid penetration into skin.

• 2–10x: Penetration boost (vs. unoccluded application)
• Wet layer: Applied under (Medication goes on first)
• Steroids: Common agents (Emollients also used)
• Hydration: Absorption driver (Stratum corneum swelling)

Why occlusion increases absorption

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Evaporative Cooling Calms the Itch-Scratch Cycle

Moisture evaporation cools skin and eases itching fast.

• Minutes: Itch relief onset (Perceived cooling effect)
• Evaporation: Mechanism (Latent heat loss from skin)
• Physical: Barrier effect (Reduces scratching access)
• Improved: Sleep impact (Less nocturnal scratching)

Breaking the itch-scratch cycle

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Rapid Reduction in Redness and Inflammation

Visible inflammation often eases within a day of wrapping.

• Fast: Erythema drop (Noticeable within 24h)
• Large: SCORAD change (Composite severity score falls)
• 3–14 days: Typical course (Under clinical supervision)
• Lower: Relapse risk (With maintenance care after)

Tracking inflammation over time

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Keeping Courses Short to Avoid Complications

Extended wrapping risks skin maceration and infection.

• ~24h: Max continuous use (Per wrap cycle, typically)
• Days: Course length (Not weeks, for severe flares)
• Maceration: Watch for (Overly soft, wet skin)
• Clinical: Supervision (Dermatologist-guided use)

Safe duration and monitoring

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