Ulcers

My son has two  ulcers on his ankle what do I need to treat them as have tried different things but they arn't working

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The management of leg ulcers requires offloading the wound by using appropriate therapeutic footwear, daily saline or similar dressings to provide a moist wound environment, debridement when necessary, antibiotic therapy if osteomyelitis or cellulitis is present, optimal control of blood glucose, and evaluation and correction of peripheral arterial insufficiency.
Wound coverage by cultured human cellsor heterogeneic dressings/grafts, application of recombinant growth factors and hyperbaric oxygen treatments also may be beneficial at times. My sincere advice is to consult a dermatologist.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.