| Early Fall 2008 | | ASK THE EXPERT |
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ASK THE EXPERT
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William Butler, MD
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Q: I’ve heard that oxygen
can help heal wounds. How
does this work?
Surgeon William Butler,
MD, responds:
A: Oxygen therapy has long
been used to treat many health
conditions. When paired with
traditional wound care, hyperbaric
oxygen therapy (HBOT)
can cure many difficult-totreat
wounds. These include
certain diabetic foot ulcers, leg sores due to poor
circulation, radiation-related tissue and bone damage and
some bone infections.
During HBOT, a patient sits in a special chamber and
breathes pure oxygen under pressure. This way, the
body absorbs more oxygen into the bloodstream where it
promotes the healing of certain chronic wounds.
| Opening Fall 2008! |
The new Wound Healing Center
of Fairfield County—
at the corner of Mill Hill
Avenue and Grant Street!
The Wound Healing Center of Fairfield
County has the area’s first hospital-based
multiplace (multiperson) hyperbaric oxygen
therapy chamber—accomodating up to 12
people at the same time! This design allows
for a trained staff member to stay in the chamber
during treatments for your care and comfort,
and helps decrease feelings of isolation and
claustrophobia that some people experience in
chambers designed for one patient. |
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For an appointment, please call
The Wound Healing Center of Fairfield
County at 203-384-HEAL (4325). |
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