These include age, body weight, nutritional status, and other aspects of overall health and wellness. As the body ages, healing ability diminishes. Obesity increases risk for problematic wounds. Diabetes and many other chronic diseases affect healing. The presence of infection, at the site or in a body system, can slow healing.
Good nutrition is key to the body's ability to heal.
Vascular disease or prior radiation therapy may diminish healing abilities. Severely limited mobility and activity can lead to pressure sores and slow healing. Inability to control bowel and bladder function can lead to skin irritation and subsequent wound development. Services to meet the challenges. At the Milwaukee Comprehensive Wound Healing Center, we provide a full range of services for effective wound treatment and medical management.