HEALING CHRONIC WOUNDS

Chronic wounds affect over 4 million individuals and pose a significant burden to the US healthcare system. Etiologies are many, including such common pathologies as diabetes, venous stasis insufficiency, and peripheral arterial disease. But the standard of care for wounds has changed dramatically. Ongoing research has uncovered the most effective treatment modalities and methods currently available. Unfortunately, antiquated methods of treatment continue to be utilized on a regular basis.

Chronic skin ulcers often have a high rate of recurrence and continue to adversely affect people’s quality of life. Fortunately, advances in medicine have provided numerous technologies enabling us to heal more of these wounds than ever before. The cell-based wound materials mean we can harness the body’s innate healing abilities. These new dressings promote wound healing by reducing the formation of bacterial colonies (biofilm), improving skin cell migration. Even

As a physician board certified in wound care (by a physician-only certifying body, the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing, APWH), I am well-educated in the findings of the latest research, and the optimal approaches to the closure of chronic wounds. These are utilized for the treatment of non-healing ulcerations at Superior Foot and Ankle Centers daily.

From increasing tissue perfusion to providing host stem cells to a wound, numerous options are now available for healing of these resistant problems. Please call to find out how those suffering from these challenging skin lesions may benefit from the most advantageous methods of closure, all available at Superior Foot and Ankle Centers.