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    Wound Care

    If you suffer from severe or chronic wounds caused by diabetes, poor circulation or other problems, our Wound Care Services Team can help.

    Wound Care Services is a department and partnership of health care providers from Mayo Clinic Health System who are specially trained in wound management. Your wounds have a better chance to heal when you’re involved in a program of whole-body care.

    The Wound Care Services Team provides care and treatment for the following wounds:
    • Pressure ulcers
    • Neuropathic or diabetic ulcers
    • Ischemic ulcers
    • Venous insufficiency
    • Traumatic wounds
    • Surgical wounds
    • Burns
    • Postoperative flap and graft care
    Most problem wounds respond to basic wound treatments, such as:
    • Topical wound medications
    • Specialized dressings
    • Debridement of non-viable or infected tissue 
    • Compression wrapping
    • Gradient compression stockings
    • Off-weighting and pressure reduction 
    • Ultrasound MIST therapy
    • Negative pressure wound therapy (wound vac)
    Our whole-body approach to wound care healing includes: 
    • Nutritional assessment and counseling
    • Diabetic teaching
    • Patient and caregiver counseling
    • Pain management
    • Orthotics
    • Pressure relief mattresses
    • Prosthetics/Amputee clinic
    • Therapy services
    The Wound Care Services Team includes:
    • Certified wound care nurses
    • Health care educators
    • Vascular care providers for vein and artery diseases
    • Physiatrists
    • Physical therapists

    Physical Therapy provides treatment for different types of swelling. Complete decongestive therapy (CDT) is used to treat problems such as lipedema, lymphedema, phlebolymphedema, chronic venous insufficiency and post-traumatic edema. CDT treatments consist of:

    • Manual lymphatic drainage
    • Compression bandaging
    • Therapeutic exercises
    • Skin/Wound care
    • Garment fitting
    Other Physical Therapy treatments may include:
    • Electrical stimulation
    • Ultrasound
    • Infrared

    Visit the Physical Therapy pages for additional information.

    Locations

    Waseca
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    Hospital and Clinic
    501 N. State St., Waseca, MN 56093
      Appointments:
    • 507-835-1210
    • Clinic Hours:
    • Mon-Fri:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Clinic hours subject to change on holidays.

    Providers

    Abby Dettmer DO
    Abby Dettmer, D.O.
    Family Medicine, Wound Care
    Waseca
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