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Wound Care
Effective treatment for chronic wounds
Our Center for Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is dedicated to treating patients with chronic, non-healing wounds resulting from illnesses such as diabetes, venous stasis, pressure ulcers, and peripheral vascular disease. Through our personalized care, advanced treatments and educational resources, we can help your wounds heal, relieve pain, and prevent infection, or limb loss.
Comprehensive tailored treatments
Our center’s multidisciplinary team of physicians, registered nurses, hyperbaric technologists, and nutritionists work together to provide patients with the most effective treatment. With years of experience, our staff takes pride in helping patients feel better and live healthier. Treatment may include:
Common wound care questions
We’ve answered some frequently asked questions to ease your mind.
What can wound care patients expect?
Your course of treatment depends on what type of wound you have. During your first visit, our staff will evaluate your wound and review your medical history. You may also need special tests that give us information about circulation to the wound. This will help to determine what course of treatment you will need.
Once a treatment plan has been prescribed, you will visit the center weekly or bi-weekly for specialized treatments and documentation of your healing progress.
When should I seek a wound care appointment?
Your primary care physician can help you decide if you need wound care. You should seek care if you have any wounds or ulcers on your body that fail to heal on their own within a couple weeks, get larger, or show signs of infection.
Be especially vigilant for wounds on your lower extremities. Time is of the essence when trying to save your limb. Any time you have a sore or wound on your lower extremity that concerns you, talk to your physician or contact us for an evaluation.
Schedule a wound care appointment with our center right away if you experience any of the following symptoms:
- A foot or leg ulcer that is red and/or swollen
- An ulcer or skin surrounding an ulcer that has turned black
- A leg or foot ulcer and you have had a previous major or minor lower limb amputation
- You have been told you might need an amputation of a toe, foot, or lower leg
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Hyperbaric medicine
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is a simple, non-invasive and painless way of delivering high doses of oxygen to the body. In our HBO chamber, patients are surrounded with 100% oxygen, allowing red blood cells to pass through the plasma into the wounds to heal them from the inside out. Hyperbaric medicine stimulates growth of new blood vessels, reduces swelling, increases oxygen delivery to tissues, and is effective at fighting certain types of infections. Conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include:
- Osteomyelitis (infection of the bone)
- Diabetic wound of the lower extremity
- Radiation tissue or bone damage
- Compromised skin grafts or flaps