Proper Wound Care After Surgery
We take an in-depth look at the proper way to care for surgical wounds after a procedure and the crucial steps to take to help keep your injury clean and safe as it heals.
How to Care for a Burn Wound
Knowing when it’s time to seek help from a wound care center and educating yourself on how to properly care for your burn can be essential to effective and efficient healing.
The Role of Nutrition In Chronic Wound Care
There is a well-established link between nutrition and wound management. Nutrition can be essential throughout each stage of wound healing.
Wound Care for Pressure Ulcers
Without proper care, most pressure ulcers only get worse. Fortunately, most pressure sores can be treated and through proper wound care even prevented.
Benefits and Uses of Compression Therapy in Wound Care
In light of its role in the healing process, throughout this guide, we will explore how compression therapy works and why it has become so widely used by wound care specialists as another tool to help patients recover.
Wound Care and Healing Scars
By educating yourself on proper wound care techniques it is possible to minimize scarring and in some cases even prevent it entirely.
How to Prevent and Treat Wound Infection
Everyone gets wounds from time to time but wound infections are something you want to avoid at all costs, as they not only delay healing but may also transform into something life-threatening.
Venous Leg Ulcer Treatment
The expert staff at West Coast Wound Center specializes in the treatment and prevention of serious wounds like venous ulcers and can help restore your quality of life.