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Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine

Healing therapies for chronic wounds

A wound or sore that won’t heal is more than a nuisance. It can affect that way you function each day. And in some cases, a wound can be life threatening because the longer it takes to heal, the greater the risk of serious infection.

A chronic wound is one that does not respond to treatment or completely heal after four weeks. Reasons why a wound won’t heal include infection, poor blood circulation, having vascular disease or diabetes.

To schedule an appointment call 610-278-2845 Monday- Friday during standard business hours.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Wound Care Services

Wound care specialists at Suburban Community Hospital are specially trained to treat chronic, non-healing wounds.

The Suburban team of wound care experts include podiatrists (foot doctors), vascular surgeons (who treat diseases of the vascular system that can prevent proper blood circulation), and nurses who specialize in wound care.

We work closely with you and your primary care physician to develop a personalized treatment plan that include proven healing therapies, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and result in above average healing rates.

How does hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) work?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) serves an important role in wound treatment. HBOT uses specially designed chambers to increase the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, which then accelerates the body’s natural healing process. This is used to treat problematic, non-healing wounds.

HBOT helps heal the wound from the inside out. It is also effective in fighting certain types of infections, improving circulation, stimulating growth of new blood vessels, and treating crush injuries, and diabetic wounds of the lower extremities.

It acts as complementary therapy for patients with complex or non-healing wounds or tissue damage caused by infection or prior radiation therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps to:

  • Stimulate new tissue growth and new blood vessel formation
  • Decrease edema (fluid buildup in tissues)
  • Fight infection
  • Improve the effectiveness of antibiotics

We offer customized treatment plans designed to address the specific type of wound you have as well as any factors or health conditions that may impair wound healing. This starts with a review of your medical history and assessment of your physical health that may affect healing. Your individualized plan will include regular visits to the Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center where we will treat your wound and evaluate your progress.

Thorough our wound evaluation, we carefully examining your wound, and our wound specialists will investigate the cause or causes of the wound as well as any health factors that may be hindering wound healing. Specialized testing also may be done, for example to check the quality of your blood flow.

Education about healing and preventing wounds is key to our process. During your treatment, you and your family members or caregivers will be taught how to care for your wound at home and about lifestyle changes that can help improve healing. You will also learn how to prevent wounds from recurring.

To schedule an appointment with a Suburban Community Hospitals Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, call 610-278-2845 Monday- Friday during standard business hours.

Successfully treating a chronic wound often requires the efforts of several medical specialists. So, your participation in the healing process is extremely important and much of the success of your treatment relies on your commitment. Keeping your appointments, following directions and close monitoring between visits will help assure successful wound healing. The expert staff will educate you about the steps you will need to take to meet your healing expectations.

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