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impact of mango/papaya/kiwi on wounds
My husband had surgery (skin from his neck transplanted to his head after a basal cancer op). The wound is still a bit runny after 3 months (though the area is reducing in circumference). We eat a lot of tropic... Read more
can a wound vac be used in an iffecteed incision on the scalp?
Debridement - 1 answer
My wife had a craniotomy and the fluid around the incision site never went away. after a few months the fluid became infected and started to drain. Subsequent trips to the hospital didn't cure her.and she is ... Read more
Why diabetic patient injury not healing soon? and causing chill?
Achilles Tendon - 1 answer
Why would a diabetic's patient injury not be healing quickly and causing chills? Read more
Is there a cure for pyoderma gangrenosum?
Gangrene - 1 answer
I've had an opened wound on my leg. The dermatologist says now that I have pyoderma gangrenosum. What can I do? Read more
Laceration treatment?
Wound Care - 1 answer
A day ago I had an accident and was injured slightly. There was a tear through my sock and a wound underneath. According to medical terms it is a Laceration. I cleaned the area with antiseptic and washed it. Th... Read more
My mother has varicose issue and she's 60 old. She started getting wounds. When one heals another one appears. Is there a way to prevent new wounds?
My mother has varicose issue and she's sixty years old.The thing is recently she started getting wounds and when one wound heals after so long time another one appears. Is there a way to prevent new wounds? Read more
Can salt be used to clean wounds?
Diabetic Wounds - 1 answer
I have diabetes 2 and had a few misquito bites on my leg. This has now been infected and does not want to heal. Can I use salt to clean the wounds? Read more
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Can local anesthia be given for dressing of painfull wounds?
Achilles Tendon - 1 answer
Dressing of wounds is very painfull. Can local anesthisia be given for pain relief Read more
Been seeing a wound dr for 11months for the same wounds i have been revasculized and they still have not healed
Chronic Wounds - 1 answer
Been seeing a wound doctor for 11 months for the same wounds and they still have not healed. Read more
My hand started to pain me after few days passed, my hand became swollen and started collecting liquid. What could it be?
Chronic Wounds - 1 answer
My hand started to pain me after few days passed, my hand became swollen and started collecting liquid. What could it be? Read more
I had surgeries to treat a wound that resulted from grafts to treat necrotizing fasciitis. My wound keeps tunneling over.
Wound Care - 1 answer
I have a good plastic/wound surgeon but even after 40 Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments he tells me that I will have to have another surgery after so many since my admission to the first hospital on October 14, 2014... Read more
I am a type 2 diabetic controled by medication and diet. My recent A1C was 5.8
Surgical Wounds - 1 answer
I will be having a double knee replacement. What concerns should I have about wound care and healing? Read more
A family member is paralyzed from waist down. Open bed sore has developed exposing air to the rods placed along his spine which were never removed.
Chronic Wounds - 1 answer
He will not agree to remove the rods at present, 15 years later, due to age, poor condition, he will not survive the surgery. It is possible to close the open would without the surgery? Read more
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