Chronic, nonhealing wounds are actually disorders that keep wounds from healing on their own and indicate that medical assistance is necessary for repair. The Rutgers Health Center for Wound Healing embraces life-changing technologies and treatments to aid in the care and management of chronic, nonhealing wounds.

The center tailors individual treatment plans and provides case management for complex patients. Our staff includes physicians with expertise across many medical disciplines, who provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment options.

The center for Wound Healing has been at the forefront of using hyperbaric oxygen therapy to increase oxygen throughout the body and accelerate healing. Hyperbaric oxygen can be an effective therapy for many symptoms, including:

• Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency (a deficiency in oxygen and nutrients to parts of the body due to poor arterial blood supply)
• Chronic refractory osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• Comprised skin grafts and flaps
  • A skin graft is a piece of healthy skin taken from one area of the body to repair damaged or missing skin somewhere else
  • A skin flap is healthy skin and tissue that is partly detached and moved to cover a nearby wound)
• Diabetic wounds of lower extremities
• Gas embolism (gas bubbles in the bloodstream that obstruct circulation)
• Osteoradionecrosis (cell death in bones resulting from excessive radiation exposure)
• Progressive necrotizing infections
  • A rapidly progressive inflammatory infection of the fascia – the internal connective tissue that wraps around organs, providing support and holding some body parts together
• Soft tissue radionecrosis (death of soft tissues resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation)

Physicians who serve the Rutgers Health Center for Wound Healing are on the faculty of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a part of Rutgers University, one of the top research institutions in America. Our doctors teach about all aspects of wound healing and surgery, and each brings life-changing knowledge from the classroom to the exam room.

If you or a loved one seek treatment for chronic, nonhealing wounds, make an appointment with the Rutgers Health Center for Wound Healing.