Table 1.

Currently employed treatments for venous ulcers

Treatment of the underlying cause	e.g. diabetes, hypertension and sickle cell disease
Local therapy	Debridement (enzymatic and surgical)
	Antibiotics and antiseptics
	Skin grafts – split skin grafts, mesh grafts, pinch grafts and homologous keratinocytes
	Growth factors
	Pharmacological therapy – stanozolol, oxpentifylline, aspirin and thrombolytics
Compression therapy	High compression elastic bandages
Grade I = 20 mm of Hg	High compression inelastic bandages
Grade II = 21–30 mm of Hg	Multi‐layer compression bandages
Grade III = 31–40 mm of Hg	Short‐stretch bandages
Grade IV = 41–60 mm of Hg	Unna's boot
Surgery	Ulcer debridement, excision or grafting
	Varicose veins surgery, perforator ligation stripping and avulsions
	Venous valve reconstruction/replacement, venous by‐pass surgery