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Welcome to the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Medical Park of Cary. We’re dedicated to healing wounds, preventing lower limb loss and optimizing outcomes for our patients.
If you or a loved one has a wound that is of concern or is not healing properly, we encourage you to visit the wound center for an evaluation.
A wound that is not healing properly may be complicated by underlying conditions such as diabetes, circulation problems or previous radiation treatment. Sometimes, the simplest of wounds can turn into a significant problem because the body’s normal healing process is affected. Other types of hard-to-heal wounds result from pressure, trauma or infection. Non-healing wounds can have serious health consequences and may adversely affect your quality of life.
Types of Wounds Treated
As a comprehensive wound healing center, we specialize in the treatment of all types of non-healing and difficult-to-heal wounds including:
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Non-healing, surgical wounds
- Arterial/ischemic ulcers
- Late effects of radiation (i.e., radiation cystitis, proctitis or external wound)
- Traumatic wounds
- Infected wounds
- Crush injuries
- Compromised flaps or grafts
What Can Our Wound Care Patients Expect?
Your course of treatment depends on what type of wound you have. During your first visit, our staff will evaluate your wound and review your medical history. You may also need special tests that give us information about circulation and infection. This will help to determine what course of treatment you will need.
Once a treatment plan has been prescribed, you will visit the wound healing center weekly for specialized treatments and documentation of your healing progress. Keeping appointments and following directions are critical to attaining a positive healing outcome. Some things you can do to assist with your healing:
- Care for your wound at home as directed by the wound care team
- Take medications as directed
- Return for your follow-up appointments
- Keep regular appointments with your primary care physician while you are receiving wound care treatment
Following your treatment is the single most important factor in your healing. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 919-350-4515 to learn more about our doctors or treatment plans. We’re happy to clarify anything you feel uncertain about regarding the wound care treatment process
WakeMed Wound Care also offers Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy in its monoplace hyperbaric chamber. A few of the conditions that can be treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy include traumatic wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, other wounds related to circulation impairments, serious cuts, internal radiation injuries and severe Infections.
In the hyperbaric chamber, patients breathe 100 percent oxygen in an enclosed pressurized system for sessions of 90-120 minutes depending upon the condition being treated.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps to increase the oxygen levels in the blood stream, allowing damaged tissues to regenerate and heal faster. During therapy the patient has a clear view of their surroundings, is in constant communication with the hyperbaric specialist and can nap or watch television.