Wound Assessment and Treatment
No wound is too minor or too serious for the wound care specialists here to treat, because each needs unique care and attention.
Since the wound care physicians here in Rowlett are also surgeons, we are able to offer quality, specialized wound care. We provide a personalized treatment plan to minimize pain and discomfort and expedite healing.
Acute wounds are sudden, severe and short-term and can be caused by:
- Abrasions, minor lacerations
- Blunt trauma
- Burns
- Cellulitis
- Crush injuries
- Puncture wounds
- Spider, insect, animal bites
- Skin lesions
- Surgical site infection
- Surgical incision separation
Chronic wounds are ongoing, last longer than three months or come back regularly and can be caused by:
- Infecciones
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Fistula draining
- Lymphedema
- Post-surgical non-healing
- Gangrene
- Ostomy complications
- Sickle cell anemia
- Skin breakdown from incontinence and/or radiation treatment
Wound Assessment
A comprehensive wound evaluation includes a physical examination of the wound, assessment of other factors that may affect healing, assessment of infection, nutritional status and vascular supply. We also evaluate the patient’s understanding of and ability to care for their wounds and help arrange home care.
Wound Treatment Options
Based on the assessment, the team provides wound treatment, or combination of treatments, designed to achieve the best outcome. Several wound care treatment options and intervention techniques are available:
- Care of complicated wounds associated with arterial insufficiency, diabetic neuropathy, venous disease and vascular disease
- Bioengineered skin grafting
- Incision, drainage of abscesses
- Wound debridement
- Treatment of burns, infected wounds and non-healing surgical wounds
- Management of venous stasis ulcers