On the annual World Water Day, nonprofit Water.org is raising awareness for those who lack clean water access and pointing to the fact that one child dies from a water-related disease every 21 seconds.
Finally, scar tissue forms to mimic the structure of the skin before the wound to heal the tissue. That said, there are many reasons why a wound is slow to heal. Certain wounds take longer to heal than others (i.e., leg or foot ulcers). Poor nutrition can also damage the body's ability to heal wounds. Too few calories, especially from proteins, and inadequate vitamin (and zinc) intake may affect wound healing. An infected wound harboring a large number of bacteria usually slows the healing process.
If a wound is very deep, deep to the level of bone and is infected, these wounds can take months or more to heal. Infection itself may need to be treated for nearly 2 months or more sometimes with surgery.n brand new, superficial, non-infected wounds with optimal blood flow and appropriate padding and shoe gear, wounds can heal in as little as 2 weeks-sometimes less. There are instances where a wound is small and non-infected, but if blood flow into the foot is too low, these wounds can also linger for months at a time.