3 Reasons Why You Should Only Entrust Your Wound Care to a Certified Specialist

Did you know that chronic wounds affect nearly 2.5% of the total population in the United States. While 2.5% might not seem all that large, the number represents nearly 9 million Americans.

Chronic wounds can be incredibly challenging and the threat of infection, gangrene, and even amputation are all too real. Unfortunately, millions of Americans are at risk for these wounds, including the more than 40 millions Americans who have diabetes and the 12 million Americans who have peripheral artery disease (PAD), to name just two risk factors.

Given this reality, if you’re at risk for chronic foot, ankle, or leg wounds or you're dealing with an active one right now, getting the right wound care team in your corner is critical to a successful outcome. And such a team can be found at Foot Ankle Leg Wound Care Orange County, with double board-certified specialist Dr. Thomas Rambacher at the helm.

Here, we outline a few reasons why choosing a certified wound specialist matters.

1. Chronic wounds require timely, expert intervention

On the outside, wound healing seems simple enough as there are just four stages, including:

Stasis
Inflammation
Cell proliferation
Remodeling

So, when you have a cut, your body responds by stopping the bleeding and creating an environment to initiate healing. From there, your body encourages new cells to come in and rebuild and then put the finishing touches on the wound healing with remodeling.

When you have a chronic wound, however, this wound healing cascade stalls and your body is unable to complete the process. As a result, you’re left highly vulnerable to infection and serious tissue damage if the infection spreads.

And all of this can move very quickly, which is why you need a decisive and experienced expert handling the case, which perfectly describes our own Dr. Rambacher.

2. Certification and training matter

Dr. Rambacher began his career in the podiatry field and, after seeing how chronic foot wounds can derail a person’s life, he decided to focus his career on helping patients to navigate chronic wounds.

To support his work, Dr. Rambacher became certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS) and the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry (ABMSP) in Primary Care in Podiatric Medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA).

With each of these credentials, Dr. Rambacher has not only proven that he has a superior grasp of the subject matter, he also committed himself to ongoing learning.

Board certification and fellowships aren’t one-and-done processes, but ongoing memberships that offer incredible benefits. For example, through these memberships and certifications, Dr. Rambacher has access to the latest research on wound care, as well as a robust network of patients and providers in the field of wound care

And to maintain his board certification, Dr. Rambacher needs to:

Earn continuing medical education credits
Undergo assessments to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge
Maintain a professional practice
Excel in patient care

So, the certifications and memberships that Dr. Rambacher holds are critical to his ability to offer the latest in advanced wound care.

3. Experience matters

While training can make for a solid foundation, experience is where specialists can really excel, and Dr. Rambacher has a lot of it when it comes to wound care. With an emphasis on limb preservation, Dr. Rambacher has helped scores of patients to avoid amputation using the wide range of tools and techniques that he’s learned over the years.

This experience is critical because no two patients follow the exact same wound healing path and Dr. Rambacher knows this better than anyone. Thanks to this experience, Dr. Rambacher can identify problems and solutions more quickly and get you on the road to healing.

So, if you’re looking for the best in chronic wound and ulcer care, look no further than Dr. Rambacher. To sit down with Dr. Ramabacher to discuss your wound care needs, we invite you to call our office in Mission Viejo, California, at 949-832-6018 or request an appointment online today.