A 47-year-old member asked:
Wound vac placed on ankle. does it work?
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Dr. Krishna Narayanananswered
Specializes in Plastic Surgery
Wound vac: Wound vac is placed on non healing wounds to increase granulation tissue and eventual closure of the wounds.
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Dr. Matthew Stanwixanswered
18 years experience
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.
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Dr. Matthew Wilkin commented
Podiatry 26 years experience
Yes a wound vac can really help heal a wound faster
Sep 14, 2013
Dr. Zahid Niazianswered
Cosmetic Surgery 41 years experience
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.
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Dr. Thomas Fialaanswered
Plastic Surgery 35 years experience
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.
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Last updated Apr 18, 2018
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