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Chronic Wounds in Diabetic Patients - Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment

Joseph A. Molnar, MD, PhD, FACS, regional medical director of the Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center, talks about the types of wounds treated at the Center and how wound care for diabetic patients is a major focus. As Dr. Molnar explains, most wounds will manage to heal on their own or with simple treatments such as wound closure. However, the in the Wound Care Center, physicians and staff deal with wounds that haven't healed over some time. There must be some sort of barrier to wound healing that would keep the wound from getting better over a long period of time; this is what makes them chronic wounds. Chronic wounds are very common in diabetic patients. They have a lack of sensation or numbness in their limbs that can cause them to injure themselves without realizing it. These patients have something called neuropathy, or bad nerves, that are not functioning well due to the diabetes. Dr. Molnar brings an interesting and varied background to the art of wound healing. He has a PhD in nutritional biochemistry and metabolism. He and his staff routinely discuss eating habits with patients to make sure they are gaining the proper nutrients for wound healing. As he describes it, it is much like trying to build a house without blocks and mortar; if one does not have the building blocks for wound healing, it is impossible to heal a wound. For more information on the Wound Care Center: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Wound-Care/ For more information on Dr. Molnar: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Faculty/Mol... Share this video:    • Chronic Wounds in Diabetic Patients - Woun...