Specialized Treatments to Speed the Healing Process

Each year, approximately six million Americans suffer from wounds associated with diabetes, circulatory problems, trauma, pressure sores, postsurgical complications and other serious medical conditions. It is important to treat these wounds as promptly and effectively as possible to prevent further complications and ensure that patients experience minimal discomfort.

UH Center for Wound Care offers its expertise in providing advanced treatments and compassionate care to individuals suffering from any of the following types of wounds:

  • Venous wounds
  • Traumatic injury
  • Venostasis ulcers
  • Diabetic ulcers or wounds
  • Vascular/Ischemic (circulatory) ulcers or wounds
  • Burns
  • Abscess
  • Post-operative wounds:
    • Wounds resulting from Charcot, insensate or dysvascular foot
    • Chronic or acute wounds

Personalized Care, Effective Treatments

UH wound care specialists meet with each patient for a consultation, examination and medical history review, and then work closely with his or her primary care physician to establish and proceed with an appropriate treatment plan. Our services include:

  • Wound evaluation and treatment
  • Noninvasive vascular assessment
  • Wound dressings
  • Wound debridement or surgical removal of dead tissue
  • Edema management
  • Pain management
  • Diabetic education
  • Infectious disease management
  • Nutritional management

Complete wound care management may include:

  • Bio-engineered skin grafting
  • Nuclear medicine and radiology
  • Physical therapy
  • Coordination of durable medical equipment – beds, seat cushions, footwear, etc. – for pressure relief

We also use the latest, most effective tools for treatment including hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

Expert Team of Specialists

The UH Center for Wound Care is staffed by specialists dedicated to treating patients compassionately and efficiently. Consultation and expertise is available in the following areas:

  • Plastic, vascular, orthopaedic and general surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Dermatology
  • Infectious disease
  • Endocrinology
  • Wound care nursing

Every treatment our specialists recommend is carefully selected for its ability to promote healing and accelerate recuperation. Our goal is to help patients return to their normal lifestyles as quickly as possible.