T.J. a
4 year old mare, sustained this injury in the field overnight.
Approximately 5mm deep in some areas this wound had lost several
skin layers and fatty tissue.
On discovery the vet decided the kindest option was to put
her down, but luckily her owner wanted to 'give her a chance'
so I was called. Within 20 min of the 1st treatment
the wound site became bright red with new blood. |
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2, and you can see the difference in colour. |
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3, a thick skin is covering the wound. It is a difficut
site as when T.J. lies down the wound becomes stretched, she
is also an active 4 year old. |
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12, you can see how the wound is starting to close in.
The white edges is new skin forming. |
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days later, day 18 you can now see not only new skin, but
also hair growing! |
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| A
month to the day, and the skin is looking calm and is healing
nicely. The new skin is continiung to form. |
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| I
took a look some 4 months later and she'd healed to this.
The area of greater scar tissue was originally the deepest
part of the wound. |
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Thoughout
treatment the wound was left open to breathe, using Hibiscrub
to cleanse it daily until enough layers had been built up.
The great benefit of laser is that it promotes healing,
encouraging the body to remove waste and damaged cells,
so you are less likely to get infection.
I always use a film cover for wounds to help protect
both the horse and equipment. |
The
laser, in it's way of healing will sometimes make a problem
look worse before making it look better. This is due
to the stimulation of the cells below the surface. |
