A chronic wound is one that fails to progress through normal healing stages within the expected timeframe — typically if it shows no noticeable healing progress within 4-6 weeks despite appropriate care. It remains "stuck" in chronic inflammation instead of progressing to the proliferative phase.
What Characterizes a Chronic Wound:
- Long duration: More than 6 weeks without clear improvement or with deterioration.
- Non-responsive: Does not respond to conventional treatment (regular dressings and topical antibiotics).
- Chronic inflammation: Persistent exudate, pain, increasing redness around the wound.
- Recurrence cycle: Partially heals then reopens — especially venous ulcers.
Most Common Types:
- Diabetic foot ulcers.
- Venous and arterial leg ulcers.
- Pressure ulcers (bedsores).
- Post-surgical wounds that failed to heal.
At BEIT TARIQ Center, we treat chronic wounds with a comprehensive approach — we identify the cause first, then treat the wound and contributing factors together.