Wound care centre inaugurated at SGRD Hospital

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 15

An advanced Wound Care Centre was inaugurated at Sri Guru Ram Das Charitable Hospital here on Wednesday. Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Hardas Singh, was the chief guest on the occasion. He said, 15 per cent of population had developed foot ulcers, resulting in 45,000 lower limb amputations every year in the country.

Dr Vikas Kakkar, head, plastic surgeon at the hospital said plastic surgery had evolved from simple to complex reconstructive procedures from head to toe. From birth of child with cleft lip to amputation of limbs require plastic surgery. Advanced cosmetic and Aesthetic surgery like rhinoplasty, liposuction,face lift, tummy-tuck procedures are now in demand.

Dr AP Singh, Dean, said on the occasion of National Plastic Surgery Day, the state- of- the-art advanced Wound Care Center was dedicated to the needy people. He added that center would help deal with all complex and neglected wounds like diabetic foot ulcer, bed sore, lymphodema, leg ulcers and others.