Wound Care

OPERATION FOR NON-HEALING WOUNDS

An operation for non-healing wounds is a plastic aesthetic operation performed to ensure that the wounds that may occur in the body due to external traumas such as surgery, accident, or as a result of the body's own internal bodily processes do not improve within the normal healing process provided by the body's immune system, or to ensure the closure of the wound itself. The normal healing process in wounds varies depending on the wound and may vary from person to person due to the structural characteristics of the patients. This process can vary from a few days to a few months. By sending the wound tissues that are contrary to the general functioning of the human body's immune system and going out of the normal healing process to the pathology for examination and analysis purposes, it is possible to identify potential tumor and cancer problems that may seriously threaten life.

HOW IS OPERATION FOR NON-HEALING WOUNDS DONE?

The first step in the operation for non-healing wounds is to establish the correct diagnosis as to why the non-occlusive wound in the body has not healed. Many different factors such as wound area, infection, diabetes, cancer can be the reasons behind the healing of wounds that may occur due to physical, chemical and physical causes. In addition to making the correct diagnosis of the wound, the ‘aesthetic’ expectations of the patient are of great importance in improving the wound area. Taking into consideration these expectations, the aesthetic surgeon forms the scope of the operation by providing the patient with the method recommendations that will provide the most efficient results in the treatment of wounds. The extent of the surgery to be performed varies according to the characteristics of the wound site. Operations performed with general anesthesia may take 1-2 hours depending on the nature of the applications.

HOW LONG IS THE HEALING PROCESS AFTER OPERATION FOR NON-HEALING WOUNDS?

Pain may be felt in the first postoperative period, but pain can be prevented by painkillers. The method can also be supported by drug therapies in order to support the formation of intravenous tissue after the operation. In the applications for non-healing wounds, when the dressings are opened for may vary from patient to patient depending on the area of the skin graft, the width and depth of the area. When the patient will be discharged and returned to work and social life also depends on the scope of the operation, the healing process can be a few weeks or a few months.

DOES OPERATION FOR NON-HEALING WOUNDS LEAVE SCAR?

One of the most worrisome issues after the operation for non-healing wounds is the scarring in the skin tissue after the surgical procedure performed by incision. It may not be possible to completely remove the incision marks of the surgical procedures performed in the operation. With advanced methods, it is aimed to minimize the likelihood of surgical scars to remain visible, even if scars remain in the most invisible areas of the body as possible.