The cause of vascular wounds is often related to problems with your veins. Typically they are caused by chronic venous insufficiency.
Wound Care Helps With:
Shut Down Your Varicose Veins
Shut Down Your Varicose Veins
Although venous ulcers begin as a small, painful area, they quickly become inflamed and progressively worsen into a large open sore. Ongoing ulcers put you at risk for problems like skin and bone infections.
The team at Florida Lakes Vein Center offers comprehensive wound care. They clean out the wound and use the most innovative, interactive dressings to promote healing.
The team at Florida Lakes Vein Center offers comprehensive wound care. They clean out the wound and use the most innovative, interactive dressings to promote healing.
Although venous ulcers begin as a small, painful area, they quickly become inflamed and progressively worsen into a large open sore. Ongoing ulcers put you at risk for problems like skin and bone infections.
Although venous ulcers begin as a small, painful area, they quickly become inflamed and progressively worsen into a large open sore. Ongoing ulcers put you at risk for problems like skin and bone infections.
Wound Care Overview
Number of Treatments:
Varies
Appointment Length:
Approximately 30 minutes
Driver Required?
No
Downtime:
None
Compression Time:
Varies
Anesthetic?
None
Wound Care and Vein Treatment Resources
How Does Wound Care Work?
Venous ulcers require attentive care in order to heal with minimal scarring.
We teach thorough cleaning, changing the dressings, and protecting the healthy skin around the wound.
You’ll also wear compression stockings every day as you heal. This helps normalize the pressure in your blood vessels and alleviate the cause of the wound. Ultimately, we’ll want to resolve the underlying vein issue that’s causing your venous ulcer.
Wound Care FAQs
Vein problems can lead to skin wounds because when the vein’s valves are weak or damaged, they let blood go back down the vein, where it accumulates, enlarges the vein, and leads to increasingly high pressure. As a result of the pressure, vessels rupture and leak fluids into the surrounding tissues. This damage gradually makes your skin break down, creating the hard-to-heal ulcer.
When it comes to treating chronic wounds, it’s important for you to take an active role. We may recommend things like compression stockings to promote healthy blood flow around the wound, and we’ll show how to properly clean and dress the wound at home. When you visit us for wound care, your specialist will ensure you receive the exceptional care you deserve.
About Florida Lakes Vein Center
Florida Lakes Vein Center leads the way with thoughtful wound care in Venice. Experienced vein specialists Francesca Mertan, PA-C, Lauren Fazenbaker, PA-C and TC Lackey II, D.O., lead a team of compassionate professionals who take the time to listen to patients and obtain a comprehensive medical history before recommending any vein treatment.
Our expert medical team has helped countless people around the area to understand how to best care for chronic wounds.
Is Wound Care Right For Me?
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