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Diabetes increases your chances of foot problems. So inspect your feet every day. This helps you find small skin irritations before they become serious sores (ulcers) or infections. If you have trouble seeing the bottoms of your feet, use a mirror or ask a family member or friend to help.

Pressure injuries can involve open wounds or discoloration of skin. They can arise over bony prominences (such as the spine, shoulders, skull, elbow, finger, pelvis, hip, ankle, heel, midfoot or toe) or from an outside surface causing pressure such as a medical device or tube, edge of a table, arm of a chair or toilet seat.

Venous stasis ulcers are the most common lower extremity wound. Factors that can influence the development of these ulcers include genetic predisposition, inflammation changes in the vein wall and abnormal pressure in the venous system. Managing swelling of the lower extremity is key to giving the body a chance to heal the wound.