Wound Care

What is wound care?

Wound care at Clinica Medica Hispana involves treating wounds that are infected, large, jagged, or not healing properly. The skilled team is highly trained in various types of wound care treatments, ensuring your wound heals effectively and quickly with minimal scarring. 

If you’re unsure if you need in-office wound treatments vs. at-home wound care, call the Clinica Medica Hispana office, and friendly providers can happily assist you over the phone. 

Who is a candidate for wound care?

You might need medical wound care if you have a laceration, puncture wound, or another type of wound that causes a lot of bleeding, becomes infected, or gapes wide open. Signs of an infected wound include redness, warmth, pain, and pus.

If you have diabetes, it’s especially important to have wounds treated promptly to reduce the risk of diabetes-related foot problems and the need for amputation. 

What are the benefits of wound care?

The benefits of receiving wound care at Clinica Medica Hispana include:

• Minimal scarring
• Faster healing
• Lower of infection
• Reduced chance of complications 
• Minimal to no discomfort

The Clinica Medica Hispana team has more than 30 years of experience. They tailor each wound care treatment to your needs to ensure the best possible outcome.

What happens during wound care?

During wound care visits to Clinica Medica Hispana, your specialist discusses your medical history and symptoms. They ask about what has caused the wound. Your provider examines your wound and may recommend blood tests, tissue swabs, or other diagnostic tests.

Which wound care options are available?

Clinica Medica Hispana provides the following wound care treatment options:

• Stitches
• Staples
• Medical taping
• Debridement (removing dead tissues)
• Wound cleaning
• Topical or oral antibiotics
• Skin grafting
• IV therapy 
• Specialist referrals

If you have a complex medical problem associated with a wound, your Clinica Medica Hispana provider may refer you to a specialist. 

It’s also important to adopt healthy lifestyle habits and control your blood sugar if you have diabetes. Eat nutritious foods, take a vitamin supplement if your provider recommends it, exercise regularly, and maintain an ideal weight.

Follow up with the Clinica Medica Hispana team to ensure your wound heals properly or to remove any stitches or staples. 

Schedule an evaluation at Clinica Medica Hispana by phone or online today to take advantage of superior wound care services.