Unfortunately, some wounds don’t heal as they should. Your wound is considered non-healing or chronic if normal healing doesn’t occur despite standard wound care. You may have a chronic wound if it: • Has not started to heal in two weeks • Has not completely healed in six weeks At Reddy Urgent Care, we can treat chronic wounds and diagnose the underlying conditions that may be causing them. Chronic wounds remain inflamed, which means the injury continues to have swelling, redness, and pain. These non-healing wounds can become infected and lead to infection in the bloodstream or bone, which then can lead to the loss of a limb. People who develop chronic wounds often have underlying conditions such as diabetes, poor circulation, vascular diseases, weakened immune system, or pressure ulcers. In addition to good wound care, it’s important to treat the underlying condition that contributed to the development of the wound.