Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) often requires procedural management.

Patients may need extensive wound care for draining lesions or post procedures, and guidelines regarding optimal wound care practices in HS are lacking.

Multiple procedural and interventional techniques including lasers, radiation-based therapies, botulinum toxin, fecal microbiota transplant, and sclerotherapy are under investigation for their utility in HS management.

Wound care dressings and devices are also being studied, including an antibiofilm surfactant wound gel, bioelectric dressing, ovine forestomach matrix dressing, and wet-to-dry dressings.

Optimizing procedural management and wound care for HS patients can help mitigate HS symptoms, such as drainage, leading to improved quality of life.