Granulation (Inside) |
Beefy red to pink |
1. Healthy tissue in wounds |
2. Collagen, fibroblast, capillary |
3. Indication of wound healing |
Eschar (Inside) |
Black to brown |
1. Desiccate, nonviable tissues from skin, fat, tendon, or muscle |
2. Usually clear margin if stable |
Slough (Inside) |
Mostly yellow, could be white, tan, grey or green |
1. Most varied appearance |
2. Partially dead or complete necrotic |
3. Mix with fibrin, biofilm or bacteria |
Re-epithelialization (Peri-wound) |
Light pink to purple |
1. Formation of wound bed matrix |
2. Migration of keratinocytes |
3. Indication of wound healing |