Eastern India’s Most Comprehensive Wound Care Center in Kolkata
Curafoot has launched one of India’s most comprehensive Wound Centres outside a hospital setting. The Wound Centre diagnoses and treats foot ulcers and wounds. The focus is to improve healing time and patient comfort through specialist intervention. For more information, Book your appointment today or call us at 03371646463.
Causes of Wounds
Common types of non-healing wounds include:
- Pressure sores
- Surgical wounds
- Radiation sores
- Foot ulcers due to diabetes, poor blood flow, or swollen legs
Certain wounds may not heal well due to:
- Diabetes
- Poor blood circulation
- Nerve damage
- Being inactive or immobile
- Weak immune system
- Poor nutrition
- Excess alcohol use
- Smoking
Note: Non-healing wounds may take months to heal. Some wounds never heal completely.
CuraFoot Wound Care Team
When you go to a CuraFoot wound clinic, you will work with a team of health care providers trained in wound care. Your team may include:
- Doctors who oversee your care
- Foot care professionals who clean and dress your wound and teach you how to take care of your feet
- Physical therapists who help with wound care and work with you to help you stay mobile
- Your providers will also keep your primary care physician up to date on your progress and treatment
What to Expect at a Wound Care Center
- Examine and measure your wound
- Check the blood flow in the area around the wound
- Determine why it’s not healing
- Create a treatment plan
Treatment goals include:
- Healing the wound
- Preventing the wound from getting worse or becoming infected
- Preventing limb loss
- Preventing new wounds from occurring or old wounds from coming back
- Helping you stay mobile
In order to treat your wound, your provider will clean out the wound and apply the dressing. You also may have other types of treatment to help it heal.
Follow-up Care
CuraFoot’s foot care professionals will give you instructions on caring for your wound at home in between visits. Depending on your needs, you may also receive help with:
- Healthy eating
- Diabetes care
- Smoking cessation
- Pain management
- Physiotherapy
For more information, Book your appointment today or call us at 03371646463.