wound care physician

[oreosandsake]

was surprised when I did a search... not many posts on this.

When I was an intern, rotated with an internist for 2 days. He LOVED wound care...

I smelled enough ulcers during residency to know I didn't want to do this for a living... but wondering if anyone on this forum does this as a large part of their work. I have always heard it pays well. also, anyone using PRP for this?

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[PMR2008]

I have dabbled in wound care over the years. Not something I want to do everyday. Here is an example of a PRP case that I did. Excellent results and within a few weeks. Poor lady had tried anything and everything including 100 hyperbaric chamber treatments
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[PMR2008]

She needed a total of 2 treatments 2 weeks apart. The first picture is day 1 when I did some debridement and the second picture is 3 weeks later. Her wound has not returned and she is able to swim after a very long time.

 

[oreosandsake]

cash?

 

[j4pac]

This thread is yet another example of why residency applicants should be looking for a programs that will give them the skills to be a doctor of the future. The ability to precisely place a needle into any structure of the anatomy is going to be a highly desired and lucrative skill.

 

[PMR2008]

cash?

Yes. Used Tegaderm to seal the PRP. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2844688/
I used the autogel system. Patient was non weight bearing for 5 days after the procedure.