14/03/2015
LEG ULCERS AND BIOPTRON LIGHT THERAPY
Bioptron Light is clinically tested and certified for the medical
treatment of wounds.
Bioptron Light heals wounds better and up to twice as fast, reduces pain, discomfort and scars.
A leg ulcer is a long-lasting (chronic) sore on your leg or foot that takes more than four to six weeks to heal. They most often develop on the inside of the leg, just above the ankle.
A venous leg ulcer is the most common type of leg ulcer, accounting for over 90% of all cases.
Venous leg ulcers can develop after a minor injury, where persistently high pressure in the veins of the legs has damaged the skin.
Venous leg ulcers are estimated to affect around 1 in 500 people in the UK, although they become much more common with age. It's estimated that around 1 in 50 people over the age of 80 has one.
Other types of leg ulcer
Other common types of leg ulcer include:
•arterial leg ulcers – caused by poor blood circulation in the arteries
•diabetic leg ulcers – caused by the high blood sugar associated with diabetes
•vasculitic leg ulcers – associated with chronic inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
•traumatic leg ulcers – caused by injury to the leg
•malignant leg ulcers – caused by a tumour of the skin of the leg
