Wound vac placed on ankle. does it work?

Wound vac: Wound vac is placed on non healing wounds to increase granulation tissue and eventual closure of the wounds.

Yes : Depending on what type of wound you have and how clean it is, wound vac machines work extremely well . If your doctor thinks you are ready for a wound vac expect a big difference in wound healing and size.

Yes, Wound VACs work: Wound vacs are a type of closed dressing with the advantage of suctioning away excess fluid from the wound&allowing it to heal quicker as well making the wound smaller due to the negative pressure that is applied.They can also be a temporising measure to allow later skin graft placement or flap reconstruction.The latter is needed for durable coverage or exposed bone, tendons etc after injuries.

VAC's..: Are a well-studied, established technology, based on a lot of research from the team at wake forest university. They work, if used correctly, in many patients, and may help you to avoid a much more complicated reconstructive option.