While some people might be able to heal from wounds in a fairly reasonable amount of time, there is a segment of the population that doesn't have this ability and often suffer from chronic wounds. Some of the most common chronic wounds are venous ulcers and these wounds affect about 500,000 U.S. patients annually, a number that's expected to increase as obesity rates climb. It's estimated that the treatment for venous ulcers costs the U.S. healthcare system over $1 billion dollars per year. Read More
