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Doctor my Dad is been affected with bed sore, and regular treatment is going now the pressure ulcer is in stage 3.could you please tell me how long does it take to heal?
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use water or air mattress. vac dressing. it take a long time to heal
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keep the ulcer area clean and dry, no pressure should exert there at any point of time, the wound should be debrided if any dead tissue or Slough is present, if pus is there it should be cultured, time to heal depends on size and depth of ulcer, but in months.
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