Journal Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology

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Weiying Lu Author

Subjects of specialization
general surgery

Affiliation
Department of general surgery, Northwell Health, USA

Biography

He is affiliated to Department of general surgery, Northwell Health, USA. He has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. He is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. He made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. He has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community.


Publications

Short Communication Open Access

Update systematic review of skin substitutes versus standard of care on diabetic foot ulcer healing

Author(s):

Alisha Oropallo and Weiying Lu

Diabetic patients are at an increased risk of developing chronic adverse events due to diabetes associated complications. Diabetic foot ulcers occur in about 15% of all diabetic patients and if improperly managed and poorly healed, can lead to atraumatic amputation of the foot. Although the current standard of care (SOC) protocol has helped the healing process of DFUs, there is still a need for clarification of product use. This review seeks to look at biologic agents and their practicality in implementation as an adjuvant therapy by comparing healing rates in patients treated with SOC and biologic agents as compared to patients who were only treated with SOC.

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