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Ironworks

Non-Healing Surgical Wound Care

Treatment for non-healing or dehisced surgical wounds in Rolesville, NC. Advanced wound care at Ironworks serving Wake Forest & North Raleigh.

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Do You Have Any of These Symptoms?

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Call us or request an appointment online.

A surgical incision that has opened or started separating

Redness, warmth, or drainage from a recent surgical site

A surgical wound that hasn't closed within the expected timeframe

You've been told your wound has "dehisced" and need ongoing care

You're not sure where to turn after leaving the original surgeon's care

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You’re Not Alone, and You Have Options

Non-healing surgical wounds are more common than most patients realize, and they almost always respond to proper wound care.

Most surgical wounds heal uneventfully, a few weeks and they’re closed. Some don’t. Wound dehiscence, infection, or delayed healing after surgery is frustrating for patients and often leaves them unsure where to turn. That’s where we come in.

We work collaboratively with the original surgeon whenever possible, identify what’s blocking healing, and apply advanced wound care therapies until the wound closes. We’ve successfully treated non-healing wounds from orthopedic, vascular, abdominal, and general surgical procedures.

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What to Expect at Your First Visit

We often coordinate closely with your original surgeon for continuity of care. Please bring any records or imaging from your surgery if possible.

Plan on 60 minutes for the first visit. Bring operative reports or surgery records if you have them.

Review of your surgery, timeline, and what's happened since

Wound assessment including depth, drainage, and tissue quality

Cultures if infection is suspected

Debridement if needed to remove non-healing tissue

Advanced dressing selection and application

Communication with your original surgeon so everyone stays aligned

Schedule for follow-up visits until closure

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Frequently Asked Questions

A surgical wound should be well on its way to closure within 2 weeks and fully healed in 4–6 weeks. If your incision is still open, draining, or increasing in size past that window, it’s worth having us take a look.

Not necessarily. We communicate with your surgeon to ensure continuity of care, but most non-healing surgical wounds can be managed by our wound care team without returning to the operating room.

Several factors: infection, tension on the incision, poor nutrition, smoking, diabetes, steroid medications, or simply bad luck with how a particular wound heals. Identifying the cause is the first step to fixing it.

Yes, in most cases. Bioengineered skin grafts, negative pressure wound therapy, and, for qualifying wounds, hyperbaric oxygen therapy can close even deep surgical wounds without further surgery.

Usually no, as long as the underlying repair (hardware, graft, etc.) is intact and not infected. Delayed skin healing over a successful repair typically doesn’t compromise the surgery itself.

Ready to get started?

New patients are welcome, and most major insurance is accepted. Call us, request an appointment online, or stop by our Rolesville office. We’ll take care of the rest.

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