Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
Cuts burns and bruises happen to everybody, and they’re part of life. But if you suffer from diabetic foot ulcers, venous-related ulcerations, pressure ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds, or wounds related to metabolic disease, these minor injuries could turn into a much larger problem.
Many people with diabetes can develop wounds that can be slow to heal or not heal at all. These slow to heal or never healing wounds can put people with diabetes at a higher risk for developing infections.
FACT: More than 85% of lower limb amputations are preceded by foot or ankle ulcers and diabetics is one of the major causes of non-traumatic amputations across the world.
When people have diabetes, they experience:
• Reduced production of growth and healing hormones• A decreased production of new blood vessels
• A weakened skin barrier
• Reduced collagen production
Wounds and other skin tissue losses are often treated with partial-thickness skin grafts, a painful procedure that generates additional scarring and has to be carried out in an or under anesthesia carrying complications inherent to surgical procedures.
But at Discover Optimal Healthcare, our highly-trained team uses your own skin graft that consists of 4 x 4 inch skin-cell-coated sheets, generated from your own cells cultured from your skin sample. It is a painless, non-surgical procedure with a significant decrease in costs and with complete healing in a very short period of time.
In addition, our expert team can help you manage your diabetes and blood sugar levels, which in turn will help with your wound healing. If you’ve been suffering from slow to heal wounds related to your diabetes, call us today and let our expert team help.
