Off to Amsterdam! Dr. Chariker to speak to the Negative Wound Pressure Advisory Board Conference, June 16-June 18 2011

What do you do when you have a wound that just won’t heal through conventional treatment? Dr. Chariker helped develop a type of treatment—negative wound pressure therapy—that helps patients heal faster, and helps prevent infection, too. Since he worked on the development of the therapy, he travels the world with the NWPA helping educate other physicians about the technique.

Negative wound pressure therapy is a type of treatment that uses long lasting, consistent suction on wounds, helping those hard-to-heal wounds heal up to 1/3 faster. Negative wound pressure therapy works because the suction helps blood, nutrients and antibodies get to the wound’s surface more quickly and evenly. It creates a seal that keeps out bacteria and contaminants, too.

Patients using this method are required to wear a portable suction device that is taped down to their wound, providing low to moderate pressure. Most people learn to live with the device quite easily, and soon forget that it’s there. But it is, working around the clock to help the body heal itself. It is especially helpful for patients who are diabetic, have circulation problems or numbness in the affected area, or who have large, hard-to-close wounds.
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