Boca Raton
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Advanced Wound Care
CWS-certified, hospital-affiliated wound care for slow-healing foot wounds at Family Foot Center in Boca Raton and Boynton Beach, FL.
Wounds That Aren't Healing Need Real Answers
A slow-healing wound is rarely just a slow-healing wound. Effective treatment starts with accurately diagnosing why it isn’t healing, whether that’s circulation, pressure, infection, diabetes, or something else, and building a treatment plan around that cause, not just the wound’s surface appearance. Our team at Family Foot Center combines that diagnostic work with specialized, hospital-affiliated wound care experience.
Hospital-Affiliated Wound Care Credentials
Dr. Gregg Harris is a Certified Wound Specialist and consults at the Wound Care Center at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Dr. Todd Pinsky is affiliated with the West Boca Medical Wound Care Center. That hospital wound center experience comes with you to our office visits.
Who This Affects
Wound care isn’t only for patients with diabetes. Anyone with a foot or ankle wound that isn’t visibly improving, especially those with diabetes, neuropathy, poor circulation, venous disease, or a history of prior wounds, should have it evaluated by a specialist rather than waiting to see if it resolves on its own.
When to See a Podiatrist
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A sore that hasn’t improved in two weeks
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Redness, warmth, or swelling that’s spreading
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Drainage or odor
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Any open sore if you have diabetes or neuropathy
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A wound that keeps coming back in the same spo
- Family Foot Center
Why Early Treatment Matters
Especially for patients with diabetes or neuropathy, wounds can escalate quickly, sometimes without much pain to signal that something is wrong. What looks like a minor sore can progress toward infection or deeper tissue involvement in a matter of days. Early evaluation gives us the best chance to intervene before a wound becomes a more serious, harder-to-treat problem.
Our Wound Care Approach
Approach
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Debridement
- Dressing protocols
- Regenerative options
What It Involves
- Assessing circulation, sensation, and the underlying cause of the wound
- Removing dead or non-healing tissue to support healthy healing
- Wound-specific dressing selection and regular follow-up
- DPMx tissue allograft and other options when clinically appropriate
Frequently asked questions
1When should a wound be seen by a specialist instead of treated at home?
If a wound hasn’t shown real improvement within about two weeks, or if you notice increasing redness, swelling, warmth, odor, or drainage, it’s time to have it evaluated by a wound care specialist rather than continuing home care alone.
2Is wound care covered by insurance?
Most major insurance plans cover medically necessary wound care. Family Foot Center accepts all major insurance, though HMO plans are not accepted. Our team can help verify your specific benefits.
3What is debridement, and does it hurt?
Debridement is the removal of dead or non-healing tissue from a wound to allow healthier tissue underneath to heal. We numb the area when needed, and most patients feel little to no pain. Many diabetic patients with neuropathy feel nothing at all.
4What is a tissue allograft, and when is it used?
A tissue allograft, such as DPMx, is a regenerative option that may be used for wounds that aren’t progressing with standard care alone. Whether it’s appropriate depends on the wound’s characteristics and your overall health, which we evaluate case by case.
5How long does wound healing typically take?
Healing time varies widely depending on the wound’s size, depth, cause, and your circulation and health status.
6Can a wound come back after it heals?
It can, especially if the underlying cause, such as pressure, poor circulation, or uncontrolled blood sugar, isn’t addressed. Part of our approach is identifying and managing that root cause, not just closing the wound itself.