Types of Wounds

How do I know if I should seek wound-healing treatment?

Likely candidates for treatment include those experiencing:

• diabetic ulcers
• pressure ulcers
• infections
• compromised skin grafts and flaps
• wounds that haven’t healed within 30 days
• non-healing surgical wounds

The center’s hyperbaric oxygen chambers can also be used to treat patients suffering from such uncommon ailments as:

• late effects of radiation, such as
  • radiation proctitis
  • radiation cystitis
  • osteoradionecrosis
• diabetic foot ulcers
• failed flaps and grafts
• osteomyelitis
• cyanide poisoning
• gangrene
• carbon monoxide poisoning
• brown recluse spider bites
• the “bends” or decompression sickness