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Specializing in treating all types of wounds, especially those that are hard to heal.
Patient Education
Specializing in treating all types of wounds, especially those that are hard to heal.
What is a Wound Center?
A wound center is an outpatient treatment center staffed with highly skilled medical professionals who specialize in treating all types of wounds, especially those that are hard to heal. A wound center offers a variety of treatment options that are not available in a doctor’s office, including access to the most advanced wound care products, services and therapies available. Even the most difficult wounds that have not responded to other treatments may see significant improvement at a wound center.
RestorixHealth partners with hospitals and health systems nationwide to provide services at their wound centers. Our approach to wound care is aggressive and comprehensive, coordinating traditional and advanced therapies that aid and accelerate the healing process.
Wound Types and Treatments
When visiting a RestorixHealth wound center, the staff will complete a head-to-toe assessment, which includes a detailed history and a thorough physical exam. After evaluating your unique medical history and symptoms, your wound care provider will develop a personalized treatment plan.
Our wound centers treat all types of wounds, including:
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Pressure injuries/ulcers
- Non-healing ulcers
- Traumatic wounds
- Arterial ulcers
- Infected wounds
- Crush injuries
- Radiation-induced ulcer/wounds
- Compromised flaps or grafts
Personalized treatment plan may include:
- Diagnostic testing (can include vascular testing, blood tests, x-rays)
- Infection control
- Debridement (removal of dead or infected tissue)
- Nutritional evaluation
- Pressure-relieving devices
- Specialized dressings
- Patient education
- Advanced therapies (can include hyperbaric oxygen therapy and/or skin substitutes, if appropriate)
Our treatment plans are designed to complement the care from your own physician
This ensures that your healthcare team is always working together to provide the treatment that’s right for you. Most treatments are covered by Medicare/Medicaid, HMOs and other private insurance plans.
Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy
The medical professionals at our wound center are trained in the most current treatments in the field of wound care. One advanced therapy found at many RestorixHealth wound centers is hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. During HBO therapy, you breathe 100% pure oxygen while inside a clear, pressurized chamber.
HBO therapy is a medical treatment prescribed by a doctor to enhance the body’s ability to heal. It is a safe and effective treatment that may be used as a part of your personalized treatment plan.
The air pressure inside the chamber is about two and a half times greater than the normal pressure in the atmosphere. This “hyperbaric” (or high pressure) dose of oxygen helps your blood carry more oxygen to the organs and connective tissues to promote wound healing and activates your white blood cells to fight infection.
HBO therapy is administered once daily for approximately four to six weeks and is most often used in conjunction with other treatments.
Many different conditions have been shown to benefit from HBO therapy
Especially chronic, non-healing wounds, including:
- Foot ulcers related to diabetes
- Internal “injuries” where no open wound exists, such as a bone infection (osteomyelitis)
- Skin grafts or surgical flaps that are not healing post-surgery
- Skin damage or open sores caused by radiation therapy, possibly even from many years ago, now causing the skin and tissue to “break down”
- Other symptoms caused by radiation therapy, occurring on or around a point of radiation, such as pain, rectal or bladder bleeding
- Crush injuries from industrial, heavy machinery or car accidents