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What Causes Cellulitis On The Leg Of A 65 Year Old?
hello doctor, my father age 65 (diabetic) went to U.S.A, while travelling his leg got infected and bcos of cellulities they removed all dead skin above the foot area fully about 1 inch depth and the wound is healing now started walking with the help of walker (sugery did b4 a week) he is planning to come to india within 10 days for skin grafting, what is the procedure for this
Thu, 17 Jul 2014
Dear sir I can understand your concern.
I am very happy to hear that your fathers wound is healing well
remember always good sugar Controll is very important in healing the wounds
the grafting will help to speed up the healing process
the skin from thigh region is harvested and applied on the raw area this kind of graft is having very good acceptance
relax dad will recover soon
regards
Dr vamsi
Diabetologist
I am very happy to hear that your fathers wound is healing well
remember always good sugar Controll is very important in healing the wounds
the grafting will help to speed up the healing process
the skin from thigh region is harvested and applied on the raw area this kind of graft is having very good acceptance
relax dad will recover soon
regards
Dr vamsi
Diabetologist
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