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Treatment for Proud Flesh


Proud flesh, an unsightly accumulation of granulation tissue resulting from poor wound healing, is commonly removed surgically (which produces additional scarring) or through various caustic solution treatments (which can eat into the skin and surrounding area, also leaving scarring). Typically, the hair that re-grows over the wound looses its pigment and the hair the graow back is white in color.


May 20, 2002. - Magnum's Promise, owned by Kimberly Tillman (Flower Mound, Texas), was a three-month-old Arabian show horse when it was wounded after becoming entangled in a stall. The wound quickly formed proud flesh, significantly reducing Magnum's Promise's show value.

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This photo (May 20, 2002) was taken the first day the protective covering was removed by a veterinarian who had been treating the wound for two weeks with a traditional topical solution and covering. The wound was still bleeding, was not healing and proud flesh had already begun to form. The same day this photo was taken, treatment was started with TopicAid® Spray for Equines. TopicAid® Spray for Equines was applied 2 times per day without special cleansing or preparation, and the wound was left open rather than bandaged. The colt did not flinch or show any discomfort. Unlike other typical proud flesh treatments, TopicAid® Spray does not require rubbing and/or bandaging with its application.
June 10, 2002. Twenty days after spraying TopicAid® Spray for Equines on the afflicted area twice daily, the wound on Magnum's Promise's leg had closed, and the proud flesh had dissipated. There was no sign of tissue damage or scarring, which can result in pigment loss to the hair on the wound site and surrounding areas.

June 27, 2002. After 37 days of treatment twice daily with the TopicAid® Spray for Equines, without bandaging, the now 4-month-old colt had no semblance of a wound, scarring, proud flesh or pigment loss to the hair in the original wound area.

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A total of 6 ounces of the TopicAid® Spray for Equines formula was used over the 37-day period. The horse appeared to have had no adverse reactions to the formula. In Magnum's Promise's case, TopicAid Spray for Equines proved to be a fast, efficient and cost-effective method of treating its wounds and preventing the formation of proud flesh. And what of Magnum's Promise? Now a yearling, the horse will be promoted as Horse of the Year in its class.