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If a wound has not improved significantly in four weeks, or if it has not healed completely in eight weeks, it is considered a chronic, non-healing wound.
In the United States, chronic wounds affect around 6.5 million patients.
Patients who have non-healing wounds require specialized and aggressive care. In traditional medical settings, many patients may not receive the interdisciplinary attention that these wounds require. For these people, minor lesions can, unfortunately, lead to chronic, non-healing wounds with serious infection, gangrene, and possible amputation. Specialized care can make sure patients heal as quickly as possible, while avoiding infections, and return to their daily life activities.
Diabetes, aging, immobilization, and circulatory problems are some of the issues that contribute to chronic and non-healing wounds. In developed countries, it has been estimated that 1 to 2% of the population will experience a chronic wound during their lifetime. Currently, the estimate is 2.5 million patients in the U.S. have pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers develop from constant pressure on a bony area of the body, typically seen in people who are immobilized for a significant amount of time. Persons suffering from circulatory problems account for another half million patients. The rest have wounds that result from traumatic injury, non-healing surgical incisions, and a variety of other diseases.
