In our Wound Care Center of Excellence we utilize advanced compounds to heal wounds fast.   Sifting through the large amount of different wound care supplies takes time and we constantly review new technology for its usefulness and efficacy in order to stay current in this ever changing field.  If a wound develops, it’s usually on a patient that is referred to us and not on one that is currently being treated and maintained by our effective protocols.  In addition to utilizing advanced wound care products, for 10 years we have and currently still use engineered allografts such as Dermagraft® for wound closure. We were the first facility in this area to utilize this technology.  If these conservative modalities fail to heal a wound we have the ability to close wounds surgically using skin grafting or flap rotation.   Having this advanced plastics training gives us another tool to effectively close wounds quickly and with minimal morbidity to patients.   As Podiatric Surgeons we know the foot and ankle and the biomechanics associated with these structures, so utilizing this knowledge, we can modify the foot surgically to reduce pressure and osseous prominences that are the actual cause of skin break down in most cases.