Wound Care
We expect our bodies to heal quickly. But in fact, healing is a very complicated process. If a wound has not healed in four weeks with standard medical care, it's considered a problem wound and needs special treatment. The UNC Health Rex Wound Healing Center can help.
Our specially trained doctors and nurses have advanced wound care training in treating problem wounds. We offer a coordinated plan of treatment with your primary care physician to assist in the healing process and ensure a continuum of care.
Conditions We Treat
- Pressure ulcers
- Diabetic ulcers
- Neuropathic ulcers
- Ischemic ulcers
- Venous leg ulcers
- Venous insufficiency
- Traumatic wounds
- Surgical wounds
- Vasculitis
- Burns
- Peristomal skin irritations
- Other chronic, non-healing wounds
Our Services
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Compression therapy
- Wound debridement
- Advanced wound dressings
- Prescriptive growth factors
- Bio-engineered skin grafting
- Edema management
- Non-invasive vascular assessment
- Nutritional assessment & counseling
- Patient & caregiver counseling
Our Treatment Program
Your initial visit to the Rex Wound Healing Center will include a thorough diagnostic examination to identify your wound type as well as the underlying problems causing the wound. After this, a treatment program specifically tailored to your needs will be created which may include:
- Infectious disease management
- Physical therapy
- Vascular evaluation
- Laboratory evaluation
- Nutritional management
- Pain management
- Diabetes education and management
- Radiology services
Successful healing usually takes 1-16 weeks, depending on the nature of the wound. Patients visit every week for Wound Center staff to monitor and care for their wound according to their treatment plan.
