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I also have a question about unna boot application. We have a few patients that come to us for oozing superfical wounds on 30-70% of the lower leg. We have applied the unna boot to these patients. Do we use the entire unna boot/box on each patient or cut it and use only two layers/leg? I have also been wrapping these patients loosely, tring to prevent as many creases as I can, however, these patients also have very lymphatic legs. My concern with cutting the bandage would be introducing more bacteria into the area. We do clean our scissors with alcohol, but do not have anything to clean them any better than that. I am not certified in wound care, but do alot of lymphatic care. My clinic director is not really trained in these areas either so we are tring to get as much info on this as we can. How long can you keep the unsued part of an unna boot if you have extra left over after a patient? Thanks hope someone can help