Q: I’m in a desperate situation at age 82 and need someone to tell me what to do. For more than a year, I have been seeing a dermatologist who says that I have an ulcer on my left leg that won’t heal.

Background: Leg ulcers usually occur in older patients, a growing population for which increasing health care resources are required. Treatment is mainly provided in patients' homes; however, patients ...

Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

Healthpoint Biotherapeutics has tested a unique wound care treatment: spray-on skin. The product was recently tested on 228 patients with leg ulcers, with encouraging results. The spray consists of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve had a stasis ulcer on the calf of my leg for over a year. It drains every day and is very sore. I have been to several doctors and wound-care facilities, and they can’t seem to ...

Lower-leg ulceration affects around 2% of UK adults, with over 1 million people living with leg wounds that can leave them in pain, immobile and socially isolated. Most leg ulcers – around 81% – are ...

A leg ulcer can be understood as a break in the skin, typically located on the feet or the lower part of the leg. Leg ulcers are generally diagnosed based on their appearance, though this can be ...

Venous leg ulcers are common and distressing, affecting around 1 in 300 adults in the UK. They are open, often painful, sores on the leg that take months to heal and can develop after a minor injury.

Community nursing teams in the Midlands have upped their game in terms of leg ulcer care provision. This initiative won the Innovation in Chronic Wound Management category in the 2018 Nursing Times ...

I frequently use Unna boots or DuoDerm or Vigilon dressings to treat chronic leg/foot ulcers. While these treatments eventually work most of the time, is there a more efficient approach? —CORBIN ...