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 care clinics in Western North Carolina
Our caring specialists use advanced care to heal difficult wounds.
The innovative wound doctors at Mission Health Physicians offer treatments for difficult-to-heal injuries, ulcers and vascular issues. We manage your wound recovery to get you back to full health and return you to your favorite activities.
Injuries treated by our wound specialists
Anyone can experience challenges in healing. Our doctors prepare to treat a broad spectrum of wounds, including:
- Burns
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Gangrene
- Infections
- Lower-extremity leg ulcers
- Nonhealing wounds over 30 days old
- Postsurgical wounds
- Pressure ulcers/decubitus
- Radiation wounds and tissue damage
- Skin tears or lacerations
- Slow or nonhealing wounds
- Spider bites
- Traumatic injuries
- Venous stasis ulcers
Services offered by our wound care centers
The doctors at our practices treat each injury like the unique one it is, and create wound treatment plans tailored to your needs.
Wound management services
Many wounds can be complex to treat. As such, your care plan may include:
- Wound care — When treating wounds, we use numerous methods, such as debridement, advanced topical products, biological dressings, skin grafts, skin substitutes, growth factors, off-loading, total contact casting, compression wraps, Unna boots, dopplers and ankle-brachial index (ABI) testing. We also offer negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as wound vacuum-assisted closure therapy (wound vacs).
- Foot and nail care — We offer several foot care services, including toenail cutting, debridement, paring of callouses, and diabetic foot care education.
- Ostomy care — Our wound doctors troubleshoot, arrange for preoperative education and markings, perform postoperative follow-up's and provide outpatient support, as well as support group resources for you and your family.
- Surgical intervention — Our physicians consult with surgeons to plan surgical treatments for nonhealing wounds.
- Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring (TCOM) — We perform oxygen challenge testing to determine oxygen levels, injury healing potential, hyperbaric candidacy and mapping for surgical intervention and amputations.
- Vascular-related disorder care — Our doctors manage wounds affected by circulation disorders. Your treatment may involve specialized dressings or surgery to promote accelerated healing.