1 70-year-old female with a history of diabetes for more than 20 years. They once faced amputation due to infection and ulceration of the foot wound, but their left leg was successfully saved after vascular intervention and micro-flap reconstruction by the hospital team. Guo, a plastic surgeon in the Affiliated Hospital of Kaohsiung Medical University, pointed out that vascular intervention and micro-flap reconstruction are new progress in domestic research, and 28 patients with severe diabetes have been successfully treated in the past five years. 89% amputation-free new weapon for treating diabetic foot infection. In Taiwan Province Province, about 6.5438+0.3 million people suffer from diabetes, among which about 20,000 people are hospitalized due to diabetic foot infection, and nearly 6,000 people are at risk of amputation. Dr. Guo said that the success rate of limb salvage in five years was as high as 89% through vascular intervention and micro-flap reconstruction, and this achievement has also been published in the International Journal of Plastic Surgery. Reconstruction surgery is difficult, and it takes at least 8 hours. Dr. Guo further explained that vascular intervention and micro-flap reconstruction surgery is to take out skin, subcutaneous tissue and blood vessels from other parts of the patient, mainly thighs or buttocks, sew them on the feet after debridement, and use an operating microscope to keep the subcutaneous tissue and blood vessels alive, but the operation process takes 8 to 10 hours, which is quite difficult. There are three blood vessels in the lower limbs that can be reconstructed to avoid re-occlusion. As long as one blood vessel is clear, you can have an operation. Therefore, patients still need to control their blood sugar after operation to avoid re-occlusion. Dr. Guo reminded me that I hope that through reconstruction surgery, I can help more diabetic patients in need and avoid the pain of amputation. Subscribe to the health Aloha audio-visual channel, read health knowledge more easily, and pay attention to your health every day! Line @ ID: @:/charity/article/26908/Reconstruction without amputation Diabetic foot infection Keywords: diabetes, amputation risk, Guo, micro-flap reconstruction, vascular intervention, H.