[Related: A micro-thin smart bandage can quickly heal and monitor wounds.] Between 15 and 20 percent of diabetes patients will develop an ulcer at some point in their lives.

If your ulcer is infected by bacteria, you’ll probably be given antibiotics to kill the infection. You might also be given a moist dressing to put over the ulcer to help it heal more quickly.

It’s been estimated that 6.5 million Americans experience long-term, chronic wounds every year. “There are many different types of chronic wounds — especially in diabetic ulcers and burns ...

Venous stasis ulcers can occur in the lower legs, between the knee and ankle. ... A person will often have a compression bandage or stocking placed on the ulcer.

Chronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers can be very slow to heal, potentially leading to amputations or sometimes even death. A new bandage could speed their healing by delivering electrical ...

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes.

Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. In an ...

If an antimicrobial dressing is needed to treat a locally infected leg ulcer, use a clinically appropriate dressing that meets the needs and preferences of the person with the leg ulcer, and if more ...

In addition to vastly varying degrees of recovery, issues like diabetic ulcers are also incredibly expensive, with treatment for a single incident costing as much as $50,000.

A pressure ulcer, otherwise known as a common ‘bedsore’, is a skin tissue injury caused by repeated pressure or friction. These injuries can usually be observed on a bony prominence and are ...