How Does Hyperbaric Therapy Help Treat Severe Diabetic Wounds?

Natalia Smith20 Feb, 2024Health

Diabetic wounds take time to heal, and at times become non-healing too. A severe diabetic foot ulcer that fails to heal and instead spreads throughout the body may need a leg amputation to save the patient?s life. But, the advent of medical technology and treatments like hyperbaric therapy provides much hope. This is exactly the case of how Joe Skinner from Buffalo, New York, got saved from getting his legs amputated by using a?hyperbaric chamber?to heal his feet' numbness and a toe wound. For the record, Joe has been a diabetic for the past 20 years. Here we will uncover what is diabetes and diabetic wounds, and how Joe Skinner was healed from a severe diabetic by the doctors in Buffalo, New York.