Getting discharged with a draining incision is disorienting. We step in during the first week after surgery — check the incision, manage drainage, catch early dehiscence — so you don't spend recovery worrying about the wound.
Small separations become big ones fast. We spot them in the first visit and adjust before they open further.
JP drain output tracking, suture and staple removal, steri-strip transitions — all at home on your schedule.
Temperature, redness, streaking, purulent drainage — we know what to look for and when to call your surgeon.
Your surgeon gets a clean visit summary. If something needs their attention, they hear about it the same day.
Call Palm Wound Care when any of these are true. Early visits are faster visits — and usually cheaper for everyone.
Often the day after discharge — especially if the incision is already draining or complex. Call us from the hospital if you can; we can usually start within 48 hours.
Yes — routinely. We coordinate the timing with your surgical team and document it in a note back to them.
Not for us. We coordinate back to whichever surgical team did the case. Patients across Southeast Florida hire us for exactly this reason.