Leg ulcers are skin lesions arising from bad blood circulation into the veins and/or the arteries. They affect 1 in 100 1 people, mainly women, and up to 3% of the over 65s 2. These ulcers can take a long time to heal and need to be taken seriously as soon as they appear in order to prevent …
What are the first recommendations to follow for a chronic wound? Dr Nabila Benahmed: The first thing to do is to see a doctor so they can make an accurate diagnosis and decide on the appropriate treatment. To take care of your wound it is also essential to have a healthy lifestyle, to stop smoking …
Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the major complications of diabetes. Between 19-34% of all diabetic patients will develop a foot ulcer at some point in their lives 1. Often underestimated, or even unrecognised by patients, a diabetic foot ulcer can lead to complications such as infection, or in the worst cases, amputation. After amputation, …
Acute wounds and chronic wounds have different healing times. Acute wounds (burns, cuts, scratches etc.) heal faster (in around 2 to 4 weeks) than chronic wounds, which often average a healing time of 210 days1. However, chronic wounds are usually related to an underlying disease such as diabetes, or venous or arterial insufficiency, which have …
Several factors can cause a wound, compromise its healing, or even cause an acute wound to become a chronic wound, with all the risks of complications that brings. Below are some of the risk factors usually present: Disease-related risk factors Venous insufficiency: Prevents the blood from reaching the upper body (moving towards the heart). It …
There are two categories of wounds: Acute wounds They can be described as wounds that appear suddenly; such as burns and post-operative wounds related to surgery, or traumatic wounds, which can look like cuts, lacerations, bites, scratches, or can result from extreme weather conditions, as in the case of frostbite. For these acute wounds, the physiological healing …