After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers. Typically, VLU treatment includes ...

CMS spending on skin substitutes is rising. New policies are an important first step in reform to ensure patient access and ...

Aug. 2, 2012 -- An experimental spray-on skin product may help people with chronic leg wounds heal faster and more effectively than available treatments, a new study suggests. People in the study who ...

91% of Venous Ulcer Patients Evaluated at One Year Have Either Fully Healed Ulcers or Ulcers That Have Improved 100% of Venous Ulcers with a Duration of One Year or Less Prior to VenoValve Surgery ...

Wounds that take longer than two to four weeks to heal can signal a potential health risk that requires medical treatment. While chronic, slow-healing wounds are often caused by diabetes and poor ...

We all cut ourselves. Whether we’re gardening, cutting vegetables in the kitchen, riding a bike or any number of other activities, cuts, scrapes and wounds are bound to happen at some point. Sometimes ...

Venous leg ulcers heal faster and return less frequently in patients who have early surgery when compared with their peers who wear compression stockings and delay surgery, a new clinical trial has ...

Venous ulcers are the most common type of leg ulcers, but that doesn't make them any less troubling. Most often found just above the ankle, these non-healing skin wounds can take on many shapes and ...

A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. Nearly half a million Australians live with ...

Baptist Health Wound & Hyperbaric Center–Fort Smith welcomes back APRN Jennifer Williams, expanding access to advanced wound ...

New research shows thermal imaging techniques can predict whether a wound needs extra management, offering an early alert system to improve chronic wound care. It is estimated that 1-2% of the ...