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• Wound care management
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Debridement
• Revascularization
While most wounds heal with time and patience, some wounds pose challenging medical problems that require specialized treatment and care. Factors causing slow-to-heal wounds include diabetes, age, and certain vascular conditions. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room, creating oxygen-rich blood that stimulates the release of growth factors and stem cells which promote healing. Debridement removes non-living (necrotic) tissue from pressure ulcers, burns and other wounds to eliminate the possibility of bacterial infection and abscesses. Revascularization restores blood supply to tissue that has been affected by ischemia (a restriction in blood flow resulting in a shortage of oxygen and glucose), saving limbs from possible amputation.