Wound dressing garment

A wound dressing garment for treatment of wounds to skin or to protect skin from wound development, the wound dressing garment comprising:

• a wearable garment in the form of a sock or sleeve, the wearable garment having a hole configured to receive a wound dressing therein, the wearable garment being configured to hold the wound dressing in contact with the skin;
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• the wound dressing configured to cover the skin to treat a wound or to protect the skin from developing a wound at the location of the wound dressing, the wound dressing including:
• a border connecting the wound dressing to the wearable garment, the border extending around the perimeter of the hole to locate the wound dressing therein, the border having a central opening;
• a hydrogel layer located at the central opening;
• a mesh layer disposed below the hydrogel layer, the mesh layer configured to allow dispersal of the hydrogel layer;
• an adhesive layer to secure the mesh layer to the hydrogel layer and the border;
• a structural layer disposed above the hydrogel layer, the structural layer and adhesive layer preventing dispersion of the hydrogel layer prior to contact with the skin;
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• at least one transparent layer above the hydrogel layer.