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How Can Deep Wounds Be Treated After A CABG Surgery?
Question: Hi Dr, This is regarding my dad who underwent CABG surgery around 80days back. Still the wound in legs is not healed and have a deep open in 2 parts of the stitches. Any suggestions what has to be done to levelize and heal the wound. Any pointers would be helpful. How much duration would. It take to heal this completely. Thanks, Manoj
Brief Answer:
Needs to see wound care center
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Sometimes people with vascular disease take a long time to heal. The best chance of getting this healed up without a surgery is to get him to a wound care center. There they would have specialists that could do treatments like ultrasound and enzyme treatments to help the wound heal more quickly.
Even then it can take months. If it is really not able to be healed, then sometimes a surgeon must remove the dead tissues and create a new joining of the tissues with the hope that it would heal in a better way.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Needs to see wound care center
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Sometimes people with vascular disease take a long time to heal. The best chance of getting this healed up without a surgery is to get him to a wound care center. There they would have specialists that could do treatments like ultrasound and enzyme treatments to help the wound heal more quickly.
Even then it can take months. If it is really not able to be healed, then sometimes a surgeon must remove the dead tissues and create a new joining of the tissues with the hope that it would heal in a better way.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for responding back dr. What does vascular disease means? Which specialist should i approach for this procedure.
Brief Answer:
Disease of blood vessels.
Detailed Answer:
Vascular disease is just disease of the blood vessels.
Anyone who has had coronary bypass surgery has vascular disease.
In those cases patients may also have vascular disease and other parts of the body. This can result in trouble with wound healing.
Vascular surgeon may be needed.
Surgery is required however, any of his position should be able to refer him to a wound care center.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson,
General & Family Physician
Disease of blood vessels.
Detailed Answer:
Vascular disease is just disease of the blood vessels.
Anyone who has had coronary bypass surgery has vascular disease.
In those cases patients may also have vascular disease and other parts of the body. This can result in trouble with wound healing.
Vascular surgeon may be needed.
Surgery is required however, any of his position should be able to refer him to a wound care center.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson,
General & Family Physician
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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