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Advanced Diabetic Limb Salvage Program

When Amputation Isn't the Only Option

Every year, over 100,000 Americans with diabetes undergo foot or leg amputations. Many of these are preventable.

 

At WeTreatFeet Podiatry, our limb salvage program is designed for one purpose: to save feet that other providers have recommended for amputation.

 

Using advanced wound care, surgical reconstruction, vascular assessment, and biologic therapies, our team works to heal wounds, restore blood flow, and preserve function, even in complex diabetic foot cases.

What Is Limb Salvage?

Limb salvage is a specialized, multidisciplinary approach to treating severe diabetic foot complications, including infected wounds, Charcot foot deformity, and critical limb ischemia, with the goal of avoiding amputation.

 

This is not a single procedure. It’s a coordinated treatment plan that may include:

 

 

  • Advanced wound care – debridement, negative pressure wound therapy (wound VAC), bioengineered skin substitutes, biological treatments, casting, and prescription topical wound healing medicaitons.
  • Surgical reconstruction –  correction of deformity, tendon balancing, bone stabilization
  • Vascular assessment & intervention – ensuring adequate blood flow to support healing (coordinated with vascular specialists)
  • Offloading -custom orthotics, total contact casting, or specialized footwear to protect healing tissue
  • Infection management  –targeted antibiotic therapy based on wound cultures
  • Biologic therapies – PRP, amniotic tissue grafts, and growth factor applications to accelerate healing

Warning Signs: When to Seek a Limb Salvage Evaluation

Contact us immediately if you have diabetes and experience:

 

A foot wound that hasn’t healed in 30 days, or is rapidly worsening
Darkening or discoloration of toes or foot skin
Increasing pain, swelling, or warmth around a wound
Drainage or odor from a foot wound
A recommendation for amputation from another provider

 

A second opinion could save your limb and your life.

Our Approach

  1. Comprehensive evaluation — vascular status, wound assessment, infection screening, biomechanical analysis
  2. Multidisciplinary treatment plan — coordinated across podiatry, vascular surgery, infectious disease, and medicine
  3. Aggressive early intervention — we don’t wait for wounds to worsen
  4. Long-term prevention — after healing, we build a maintenance plan to prevent recurrence (custom orthotics, regular monitoring, patient education)

The Numbers That Matter

  • 85% of diabetic amputations are preceded by a foot ulcer
  • Up to 80% of amputations may be preventable with early, specialized intervention
  • Patients who see a podiatrist regularly have significantly lower amputation rates

Why WeTreatFeet for Limb Salvage?

With 10 locations and a dedicated wound care team, we provide accessible, specialized diabetic foot care across Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC. Our doctors have treated thousands of diabetic foot wounds, and our focus is always preservation first. As an ArcheHealthcare Center of Excellence in Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP) in 2024, 2025, and 2026, we have the expertise to treat complex foot and ankle conditions

Don’t accept amputation as the only option. Contact us for a limb salvage evaluation.

What to Expect

Most biologic treatments are performed in-office or as outpatient procedures:

  1. Consultation: Your doctor evaluates your condition and determines which biologic approach is most appropriate.
  2. Treatment: PRP injections take 30-45 minutes. Tissue applications are done during wound care visits or surgery. Fat grafting is a surgical procedure that requires an incision. Warton’s jelly or mesenchymal stem cells are a simple injection that is done in the office.
  3. Recovery: Most patients resume normal activity often the same day, but within days for some cases. Full therapeutic effect develops over 4-12 weeks as tissue regeneration occurs.
  4. Follow-up: Progress is monitored through clinical evaluation and imaging as needed

Is This Covered by Insurance?

Coverage varies by plan and specific treatment. Most of these biological treatments are not covered by insurance. Our team will verify your benefits and discuss options

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WeTreatFeet™ Podiatry has been proud to serve the Maryland area’s Foot & Ankle needs for over 30 years! From bunions to twisted ankles to diabetic wound care and everything in between. Our experienced team is dedicated to helping you get back on your feet!
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