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Last updated: 28-Oct-2008

Skin Care and Prevention of Pressure Sores or Bed Sores

Pressure sores (also called decubiti, or bedsores) are blisters or breaks in the skin. They are caused when the body's weight presses blood out of a certain area. The best treatment of pressure sores is prevention. How much time they take to heal depends on advanced they are.