What kind of doctor treats a foot ulcer?
What kind of doctor treats a foot ulcer?
While some PCPs offer excellent wound care, a podiatrist, wound care or vascular specialist usually provides treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Is a foot ulcer serious?
Without prompt and proper treatment, a foot ulcer may require hospital treatment. Or, it may lead to deep infection or gangrene and amputation. In addition to diabetes, other medical conditions that increase the risk of foot ulcers include: Atherosclerosis.
How do you treat a foot ulcer at home?
Gently wash the affected area on your leg and your feet every day with mild soap (Ivory Snow or Dreft) and lukewarm water. Washing helps loosen and remove dead skin and other debris or drainage from the ulcer. Gently and thoroughly dry your skin and feet, including between the toes.
When to see a podiatrist for foot ulcers?
That’s why it’s important for diabetics to follow best prevention practices or schedule immediate wound care treatment with our podiatrists in Baltimore if their feet already show signs of developing foot ulcers.
Where to get help for diabetic foot ulcers?
If you need professional diabetic foot ulcer treatment in Baltimore or wound care treatment in Baltimore and the surrounding areas or have any questions about the treatments described above, check out our Podiatry Associates locations and find a podiatrist near you.
Where are foot ulcers located on the foot?
Our podiatrists in Baltimore would like to help you learn. Let’s start with what exactly is an ulcer. A foot ulcer is an open sore or wound usually located on the bottom of the foot and sometimes on the ankle or leg. A foot ulcer can either be on the surface of the skin or extend pretty deep through all three core layers of the skin.
Can a diabetic foot ulcer go undetected?
Foot ulcers can often develop undetected because most diabetics also have a nerve damage condition called neuropathy. This means that they have a hard time sensing or cannot sense heat, cold, pain or pressure at all.