What are the treatment options for wounds created by radiation?
My Mom has a long time wound on her leg from radiation treatments for cancer.
The wound was being treated with an experimental plasma laser, and it was healing. The laser treatment was done by a doctor in Russia. The laser broke, and in the meantime an American company purchased the patent rights. Apparently the laser cannot be repaired AND the American company that purchased the patent is stuck in the approval process. After a year of waiting the wound has deteriorated. What should we do?
Answers from doctors (1)
Answered by Vascular Institute of Chattanooga
Radiation wounds are very hard. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can help radiation wounds heal if you qualify. I recommend you are seen by a wound care specialist whose facility offers HBOT.
Published on Jul 11, 2012
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