Medical treatment includes antibiotics and enzyme agents but doctors warn against routine use because they may create a false sense of security. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine claim that prolonged periods of minimal pressure are just as harmful as intense pressure over a short period of time. Tissue and cell death result when the normal capillary blood pressure is interfered with. But if the pressure is removed allowing blood to circulate and toxic by-products to be flushed, initial damage may be reversed. But irreversible damage can occur if pressure isn't removed.
Experts say such damage can happen in one to six hours if conditions are right.
Pressure is transmitted in a cone shape with the point of cone at the skin surface and the base overlying the bone. Any part of the body is vulnerable to pressure sores but most sores are likely over bony projections. Good nutrition can help prevent the occurrence of pressure sores. I also have a formula that I have developed to treat and heal pressure sores, if you would like the information I would be happy to forward it to you.