Wound care
Wound care involves medical interventions to heal a wound after injury. Specialized treatment is provided for wounds that are nonhealing or refuse to heal on their own. A vital aspect of treatment includes learning how to properly dress and care for a wound.
Wound center in Franklin, North Carolina
If your wound is chronic or difficult to manage, we are here to help.
When a wound isn't healing as it should, you may need specialized care. The experts at Angel Medical Center provide everything from preventive treatments to surgical procedures, to give your body the help it needs to begin healing.
Types of wounds we treat
We provide care for a variety of chronic and complex wounds and wound-related conditions, including:
- Air or gas embolisms
- Burns
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Compartment syndrome
- Crush injuries
- Decompression sickness
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Gas gangrene
- Lower-extremity leg ulcers
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Nonhealing wounds
- Osteoradionecrosis (ORN)
- Pressure ulcers
- Radiation tissue damage
- Radiation wounds
- Skin tears or lacerations
- Slow-healing wounds
- Soft tissue radiation necrosis
- Spider bites
- Venous stasis ulcers
Wound care services we offer
Our wound specialists know the importance of attentive care for chronic and hard-to-heal wounds.
Diagnostic wound care
Our experts continually monitor your wound and measure its blood and oxygen levels through a number of tests, such as:
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI) testing
- Doppler testing
- Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring (TCOM)
These tests also provide insights that allow our team to map out a detailed care plan and determine your candidacy for specialized treatments.
Nonsurgical wound care
Medical wound treatments help prevent infections and promote healing. Our team provides a variety of procedures and treatments to care for your wound site, including:
- Advanced topical dressings and products
- Biological dressings
- Compression wraps
- Debridement
- Growth factor therapy
- Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
- Total contact casting
- Unna boots
Further care we provide includes foot and nail care to avoid injury, as well as offloading to keep weight off of any affected extremities.
Surgical wound care
Wounds which are extremely complex or don't respond to treatments may require surgery. If this is the case, surgical evaluation and planning allow our specialists to determine the treatment plan for complicated conditions, such as nonhealing, limb- and life-threatening wounds.
Surgical wound procedures we offer include:
- Ostomy care
- Skin grafts
- Skin substitutes
After surgery, our team offers follow-up care and education as well as outpatient support and group meetings for you and your family.