A plastic surgeon’s goal is not only to make wounds heal but to make sure that it heals in a way that the resultant function Aesthetics and scar is the best possible.

True many wounds in healthy adults can heal with general wound care but some wounds will require meticulous attention, monitoring, advanced wound care methods such as NPWT (Negative pressure wound therapy), silver foam Dressings etc. and surgical intervention when necessary. Patient subset which will benefit with such kind of care is

• Pressure sore (bed sore)
• Diabetic foot wounds
• Post cancer or post Radiation ulcers
• Chronic wounds /Venous ulcers
• Post traumatic complex wounds (crush hand/hand injury /facial fractures)