Segmentation by type maps technologies to infection severity and wound depth. Topical antibiotics (e.g., mupirocin, neomycin) represent 38 % of 2023 sales; their low cost and OTC status secure high volumes, yet generic erosion caps value growth. Prescription systemic antibiotics—beta-lactams, lincosamides, oxazolidinones—account for 29 %, prescribed when cellulitis or diabetic foot infections threaten limb salvage, but stewardship programmes restrict duration, compressing revenues. Antiseptic & cleansing agents (iodine, chlorhexidine, hypochlorous acid) hold 18 %, benefiting from outpatient trends that prioritise biofilm disruption before dressing application. Advanced dressings (antimicrobial foams, silver alginates, hydrofibers) generate 12 % of sales while commanding 35 % of value because they combine exudate management with sustained ionic silver release, reducing dressing change frequency. Biologics & skin substitutes, though only 3 % by volume, exceed US$1.2 billion, illustrating the pricing power of living-cell constructs in refractory venous leg ulcers.