Most everyday wounds will heal normally. When a wound fails to resolve, it is considered chronic. Common medical problems complicate the normal process of healing. People with diabetes, poor arterial circulation, or chronic swollen legs often develop wounds that are resistant to healing after even minor injuries. Chemotherapy for cancer can slow healing. Lack of protein or vitamin nutrition can delay healing, even in people without chronic medical conditions. Lack of access to bandages or washing can change a simple cut into a medical crisis. Wound healing specialists work to overcome the obstacles associated with chronic wounds, with the goal of saving tissue. Although it can appear that sophisticated dressings are the primary tool, educating patients and their caregivers is at least equally as important as bandage selection. The posts that follow will include information about wound healing strategies, including basic principles, simple dressings, and advanced approaches to care. Our philosophy is that the best approach considers the \u201cWhole Patient,\u201d not the \u201cHole\u201d in the patient– which is to say, no single approach will work for everyone. In general, these principles apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conclusion, not all challenging wounds can be healed, but most can. Advance Your Career in Wound Care<\/strong>: Wound care certification<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Wound care certification exam<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, Wound care fellowship<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, Certified wound care physicians<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, and<\/strong> Wound care management<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Actually, most people don\u2019t. But if you DO, then you REALLY do. Welcome to Wound Healing, one of the best kept secrets in medicine. By the time you finish this post, you will know more about wound healing than many of the doctors in America. This post is brought to you by the American Board […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Who Needs a Wound Doctor? Understanding Wound Healing & Care","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn about wounds care, healing strategies, and how wound doctors help prevent complications. Brought to you by the American Board of Wound Medicine & Surgery.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3342,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3202\/revisions\/3342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abwms.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Your wound healing doctor will teach you not only how to care for your wound, but also how to reduce your chances of getting another wound. If you have a wound that is not progressing normally toward healing, ask your medical provider about a referral to a wound healing specialist. It\u2019s such a well-kept secret, there\u2019s not even an -ologist name for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n