Treatment Options
Approximately five million Americans suffer from wounds that won't heal. When they’re not treated in a timely and effective manner, these wounds can become infected and, in extreme cases, require amputation. Your wound care team will work closely with you to create a customized care plan for the best possible outcome.
Treating Complex Wounds
The Tallahassee Memorial Wound Healing Center offers a team of specialists with leading-edge training in therapies designed to heal a wide variety of wounds, such as:
- Chronic, slow and non-healing wounds
- Chronic ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
- Late effects of radiation & life-saving cancer treatment
- Radiation burns
- Bone infection
- Failed or compromised skin grafts
- Gangrene
- Post-operation wounds or infections
- Skin tears or lacerations
- Venous leg ulcers
Advanced Treatment Options
Your team of medical experts will create a customized treatment plan to meet your individual needs. Your treatment plan will be overseen by one of our staff physicians and a nurse case manager and may include:
- Wound consultation and evaluation
- Specialty wound dressings
- Cellular and tissue-based products
- Compression therapy
- Treatment of wound infections
- Pressure off-loading devices
- Debridements
- Negative pressure wound therapy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers and late effects of radiation
How to Make an Appointment
If you think HBOT may be a fit for you, ask your primary care physician for a referral to the Tallahassee Memorial Wound Healing Center. In many cases, patients can also self-refer. Call us at 850-431-4325 to learn more.
