03/12/2021
7 Factors That Affect Wound Healing
✔️ Age - Everything slows down during the aging process, including the phases of wound healing.
✔️ Nutrition - A wound is unable to heal properly if you lack the necessary nutrients for cell repair and growth.
✔️ Obesity - Anyone surpassing their ideal body weight by 20% or more has a greater risk of infection when healing a wound.
✔️ Skin Moisture - If you’re prone to dry skin (especially common in the elderly) you may be at risk for skin lesions, infection, and thickening, which will all impair wound healing.
✔️ Repeated Trauma - If you have multiple wounds or have undergone severe trauma (e.g. surgery) your body’s defense mechanisms will be limited and slow wound repair.
✔️ Medication - Various prescription medications can have a negative effect on healing.
✔️ Chronic Conditions - Diabetes and immunodeficiency conditions can also slow wound repair.