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Dr Santosh B Patil is the Best Leg Ulcers Treatment Specialist in Kharadi, Mundhwa, Hadapsar, Viman Nagar, Wagholi and Pune. Get Freedom from Leg Ulcers With Advanced Comprehensive Treatment Protocol Leg ulcers or non-healing wounds of the leg are a debilitating condition and significantly affect the quality of life. Chronic leg ulcers affect 0.6–3% of those aged over 60 years, increasing to over 5% of those aged over 80 years. In the course of a lifetime, almost 10% of the population will develop a chronic wound, with a wound-related death rate of 2.5%.India has the highest prevalence of leg ulcers in the world. Majority of the patients of leg ulcers end up in amputation, that is removing the affected part of leg surgically. Those who have undergone amputation have a mortality rate of 50% in the next 5 years. Hence it is important not to ignore the leg ulcers and treat them in the early stages itself. Causes of Leg Ulcers- The ulcers of the leg can occur due to a variety of underlying conditions. They can be broadly divided into following types based on cause:- 1. Venous ulcers – About 85% of the leg ulcers occur due to a problem in the veins of the legs. These veins cannot pump the impure blood from the legs back to the heart due to incompetent valves. This is called as venous insufficiency and is seen in patients suffering from varicose veins, old deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and May-Thurner syndrome. 2. Arterial ulcers – These contribute to about 10% of the leg ulcers and occur due to blockages in the arteries of the legs. The arteries carry pure blood with nutrients to the leg from the heart. When the arteries become narrow, the tissue of the leg doesn’t receive enough nutrition and result in leg ulcers. These are commonly seen in patients with diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, smokers and obese. 3. Other – The other causes contribute to about 5% of the leg ulcers. These include neuropathy, trophic ulcers, infections and auto-immune conditions to name a few. If you have a wound of the leg that has not healed for long time, it is important to ascertain the underlying cause. At Expert-IR clinic, our vascular specialist doctor determines the exact cause of the ulcer by performing a physical examination and a specialized Colour Doppler Ultrasound Examination at the same time of OPD consultation. Please remember that a Colour Doppler scan of the blood vessels of the leg is very important to rule out venous and arterial causes of the ulcer. Once the underlying cause is ascertained, our specialists offer a comprehensive treatment protocol tailor made for an individual’s condition.

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