The Wound That Won’t Heal: What Your Leg Is Really Telling You

Dr. Lawrence Schmetterer at Schmetterer MD Vein & Vascular in Youngstown reviewing a patient's chronic leg wound and explaining the connection between venous insufficiency and impaired healing.

A wound on your lower leg that simply will not close, despite weeks or months of dressings and careful wound care, is one of the most frustrating experiences a patient can face. It is also one of the most misunderstood. In my experience, the single most common reason these wounds fail to heal is that […]