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IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES YOU WILL SEE THE MIRACLE OF SURGICAL OFF-LOADING. Slide 2 AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MEDICAL EXPENSE. Slide 3 When this next patient first came to our clinic, he had suffered from these foot ulcers for 5 long years. Slide 4 HE HAD BEEN TO MANY DOCTORS AND WOUND CARE CENTERS. HE HAD SPENT OVER $300,000 TRYING TO HEAL THESE WOUNDS. Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 They are usually easily treated with a small surgery to get the pressure off the toe. Slide 14 THIS PATIENT HAD SEEN THREE DOCTORS AND WAS LOSING HOPE. HE WAS REFERRED BY A FRIEND WHO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. Slide 15 HE WENT ON TO HEAL AND RETURNED TO NORMAL SHOES IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE SURGERY Slide 16 Slide 17 In just two weeks this patients ulcer was healed and he returned to normal shoes after treating the wound for a year with conventional methods. Surgery can heal these ulcers very quickly and significantly lower the risk of future ulcers and amputations. Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Most recently this patient had been to the University of Texas Limb Salvage and Wound Care Center, with no improvement in the wound. Most recently this patient had been to the University of Texas Limb Salvage and Wound Care Center, with no improvement in the wound. Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS ARE NOT SOLELY PROBLEM WTH THE SKIN. THE ULCER IS CAUSED BY UNEVEN PRESSURE AND FORCE ON THE FOOT!!!! Slide 24 THE MOST LOGICAL WAY TO HEAL FOOT ULCERS IS NOT TO JUST TREAT THE SKIN. BUT TO TREAT THE CAUSE!!!! Slide 25 WITH A SOUND UNDERSTADING OF WHY ULCERS OCCUR AND CAREFUL SURGICAL PLANNING, SURGERY CAN OFFER HOPE TO MANY PATIENTS WHO HAVE LONG-STANDING FOOT WOUNDS. Slide 26 DR. SILVESTER HAS HELPED MANY PATIENTS FINALLY HEAL WOUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR YEARS DESPITE EXTENSIVE WOUND CARE. Slide 27 WE WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU AND SEE IF WE CAN HELP.