Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Ulcers form due to a combination of factors, such as lack of feeling in the foot, poor circulation, foot deformities, irritation (such as friction or pressure), and trauma, as well as duration of diabetes. Patients who have diabetes for many years can develop neuropathy, a reduced or complete lack of ability to feel pain in the feet due to nerve damage caused by elevated blood glucose levels over time. The nerve damage often can occur without pain and one may not even be aware of the problem.
Vascular disease can complicate a foot ulcer, reducing the body’s ability to heal and increasing the risk for an infection. Elevations in blood glucose can reduce the body’s ability to fight off a potential infection and also retard healing.

Foot ulcers in patients with diabetes should be urgently treated for several reasons:
 

• To reduce the risk of infection and amputation

• To improve function and quality of life

The primary goal in the treatment of foot ulcers is to obtain healing as soon as possible. The faster the healing of the wound, the less chance for an infection. There are several key factors in the appropriate treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer:

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• Managing blood glucose and other health problems

• Prevention of infection

• Taking the pressure off the area, called “off-loading”

• Removing dead skin and tissue, called “debridement”

• Applying medication or dressings to the ulcer

Currently, there is limited availability of bioactive wound treatments, while most wound dressing materials available merely provide protection against infection and lubrication to the wound. HYPPP Therapy is an advanced treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, that actively promotes skin repair through the stimulation of new blood vessel development and cell proliferation into the wound area. Clinical data shows that even full-thickness large ulcers can heal within 2-4 months under treatment with HYPPP Therapy, while the treatment is also effective in diabetic patients. The treatment is initiated following a surgical debridement of the wound by your physician, and carried out by patients at home, as it is easily applied to the wound daily.