® - Practicing at St. Joseph
Medical Arts Bldg., Port Charlotte, FL
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| As A Patient, What Can I Expect Regarding Healing
Time of Diabetic and Peripheral Vascular Disease Wounds
(Ulcers)? Both conditions have decreased blood flow to the area of the wound/ulcer and will take longer to heal. A 94 year old and a 72 year old male diabetic both took 8 weeks to do some healing and form enough granulation tissue (new blood vessels) in the wound to do skin grafts to the wound area. This is a general progress and cannot be taken as a promise or guarantee. |
| Patient is a 72 year old diabetic male who is a
retired utility supervisor. After a day of fishing at the beach, the
patient's foot became infected. The wound was cleaned and debrided,
leaving him with a deep wound, and led to the amputation of his second
toe. The wound measured 4.1 inches by 1.6 inches by 0.4 inches deep
(10.5 cm long by 4 cm wide by 1 cm deep). Before the first acupuncture
treatment with Dr. Swing, the patient's third toe was purple and the
wound was dry (like rawhide) and the tendon was exposed.
ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT HISTORY (recorded by Dr. Swing): Acupuncture Treatment #1 (04-18-97): During his first acupuncture treatment, the patient's wound became quite moist (dripping), and the third toe became pink. Acupuncture Treatment #2 (04-21-97): The patient's third toe was still pink on day three, following the first treatment. The healing process continued. Acupuncture Treatment Progress to date (06-12-97): The patient has received nineteen additional acupuncture treatments (total of 21 thus far). The wound has been healing rapidly during this treatment period. Granulation tissue has been growing over the tendon and the size of the wound has decreased to 2.8 inches by 1 inch (7 cm wide by 2.5 cm deep) and received a skin graft on 06-12-97. DISCUSSION: |
| The acupuncture treatment program should reduce the healing time for this patient by approximately 67%. (For this particular patient, the healing time should be reduced from 9 months to 2 months). |
Click here to see photos of Diabetic healing progress
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