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Bed sore stage 3 from last 2 months
My dad is suffering from pot spine and bed sore developed i sacrum region because of no mobility, we are doing dressing daily first we wash it with bitadine and then neosporin ointment and sometimes we wash it with hydrogen as well
But in starting 15 days it started healing good but now it has become very slow
He is diabetic but diabetes is less than 200
And mostly under 180
I am
Attaching a picture of it as well please suggest something that would help to heal it faster
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Diabetes and geriatric age group take longer time n difficult to heal.If being bedridden continues there is a chance of developing more bed sores in future.
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1, Take up some physiotheurapy to get him up n about ,if his condition permits.
2, Discuss pros n constipation of skin grafting with a general surgeon . but morbidity will be more for surgery and anaesthesia for him.
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keep diabetes under control.
You take care of your health too in addition to attending him.
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Use air mattress for rest for your dad. Maintain postural care (frequent posture change).
The wound has healed completely, but skin regeneration is awaiting.
It can be helped by skin grafting (consult Plastic Surgeon for it).
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
As the wound seems like better to undergo debridement/ resurfacing the edges then suturing. Else it will take much more time. Use mupirocine ointment. Use air bed and side changing every 2hrly if bedridden
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