Most chronic wounds benefit from debridement at every clinical visit — typically once per week — until healthy granulation tissue covers the wound bed. Studies show that wounds debrided weekly heal significantly faster than wounds debrided less often. Debridement removes the biofilm and devitalized tissue that block healing.
Bacterial biofilm regrows within days of being disrupted. Sharp (surgical) debridement at each weekly visit resets the biofilm clock, removes necrotic tissue, and stimulates the wound edges to migrate inward. Large multi-center analyses of more than 300,000 wounds have shown roughly 2x faster healing in wounds debrided at every visit versus less frequently.
Healix360 clinicians perform sharp debridement at the bedside under local anesthesia when needed. Other methods — enzymatic, autolytic, and mechanical — are used when sharp debridement is contraindicated (for example, in patients with critical limb ischemia or on therapeutic anticoagulation).
Most chronic wounds benefit from debridement at every clinical visit — typically once per week — until healthy granulation tissue covers the wound bed. Studies show that wounds debrided weekly heal significantly faster than wounds debrided less often. Debridement removes the biofilm and devitalized tissue that block healing.
Call 877-545-1300 or request a provider to begin care. Healix360 serves Southern California and Nevada and accepts Medicare Part B and most major insurance plans.