Advances in Skin, Wound Care and Tissue Science

Wound care and Nutrition

Nutrition plays a vital role in wound healing and wound care practices and nutritionary support must be considered an elementary part of wound management. Wound healing is a complex process; it is the method of substituting wounded tissue with new tissue made by the body that demands a raised consumption of energy and specific nutrients, notably protein and calories. Poor nutrition before or throughout the healing method might delay healing and impair wound strength, creating the wound additional vulnerable to breakdown. Neglecting the nutritional health of an individual with a wound will compromise the whole wound management process. While not adequate nutrition healing could also be impaired and prolonged. Improved nutritionary status permits the body to heal wounds like the accelerated wound healing seen with nutritionary supplementation.