Wound Clinic
Do you have a wound that’s taking a long time to heal?
Our chronic wound care practitioners can assess your wound and develop a personalised plan to help manage and treat your wound.
What are the possible complications of wounds?
Infection is one of the most common complications of wounds. If a wound isn’t healing or there is redness, increasing pain, swelling, warmth, oozing or pus, or the wound smells, you should seek medical attention immediately, as it may be infected. Fever is also a sign of infection.
Tetanus is a potentially fatal infection that can infect most types of wounds, especially those contaminated with dirt or manure, and puncture wounds or animal bites. Keeping up to date with your tetanus immunisations is the best way to avoid getting tetanus.
People with diabetes tend to get infections from wounds more easily than other people. Wounds often heal more slowly due to poor blood flow. This can lead to the wound festering, when it may become red and oozes pus or liquid. Minor damage to the feet , even cuts or blisters, can become foot ulcers, so need immediate medical attention.
If you have diabetes, seek advice from your doctor or healthcare professional about caring for wounds.
Pain is another possible complication of a wound. Some wounds are painful – it may help to take pain relief medicines while the wound heals. However, if you feel the pain is worsening you should seek medical help straightaway.
Scar formation after minor injuries normally progresses without any problems. Scars tend to fade from their initial redness over time and flatten. You should keep a scar protected from sunburn, by wearing clothing that covers it, using sunscreen or staying in the shade outdoors. Sometimes a scar will be raised and unsightly or may restrict movement. If you develop any problematic scarring like this you should see your doctor, who may refer you to a dermatologist.
Wound Clinic
Chermside Medical Centre provides a wound clinic service for patients of the North Brisbane region who suffer with a chronic or complex wounds. To clarify, these are defined as sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments.
For example, our services include:
- Assessment of chronic non-healing wounds
- Vascular assessment of lower limb
- Debridement of chronic wounds
- Non-surgical advanced healing technologies
Furthermore, the clinic also maintains close links with allied health, private specialists and tertiary services. As a result, this achieves the proven benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to wound healing.
To sum up, talk to us today about wound management and how you can start healing, without the worry of large fees and inconvenience.
To book an appointment, please contact us.
