Some of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot which can manifest from a minor ulcer to gangrene requiring amputation in extreme cases. Though patients do seek attention when it develops, it’s usually treating the problem rather than preventing it. A significant subset of diabetic patients will benefit from a variety of foot salvage procedures which we can perform in suitable cases.

These include

• Tendon lengthening
• Deformity correction
• claw toe correction
• hammer toe correction, etc.

Some of these are minimally invasive procedures.)

As far as other wounds are concerned, many will heal with primary management protocols. However some wounds require meticulous attention, diagnosis, monitoring, advanced wound care and closure methods. A plastic surgeon is uniquely positioned with required knowledge and skills to deal with such wounds. His goal is not only healing of the wound but to heal it so that the resultant function, Aesthetics and scar is the best possible.

Patient subset which might require such kind of care

• Bed sore /pressure sore
• Diabetic foot wounds
• Post traumatic /injury complex wounds (facial, hand and foot trauma)
• Chronic wounds /Venous ulcers
• Post Radiation ulcers/Post cancer surgery wounds