Bharat’s First Exclusive Limb Salvage Institution & Advanced Wound Healing Centre Unveiled In Hyderabad.

Hyderabad, Telangana, 27th of July 202 : In a significant milestone for wound care and limb preservation in India, Advanced Wound Healing Clinics, Founded by  Dr. KVNN Santosh Murthy, Advanced Wound Surgeon, chairman of AWH clinics & State president of Indian Podiatry Association (Telangana chapter) unveiled the Bharat’s first dedicated Advanced Wound Healing & Limb Salvage Institution at Moosarambagh, Hyderabad, ushering in a new era of specialised care focused on restoration, rejuvenation and regeneration for one of healthcare’s most neglected areas – advanced foot care and limb preservation.

The state-of-the-art facility was inaugurated by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Former Governor of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, today at Moosarambagh. On the occasion, the institution also launched “Happy Feet”, a public awareness campaign aimed at educating people on preventive foot care, early detection of foot-related complications, and reducing avoidable amputations through timely medical intervention.

AWH Clinics is a specialised centre offering comprehensive care in advanced wound healing, limb salvage, regenerative medicine and preventive podiatry. The institution combines specialised surgical expertise, cutting-edge technologies and multidisciplinary clinical care to treat patients suffering from diabetic foot disease, chronic non-healing wounds, burns, traumatic injuries and other limb-threatening conditions.

Thousands of patients across India lose their limbs every year due to complications arising from neglected wounds and diabetic foot disorders. Many of these amputations, however, are preventable through early diagnosis, evidence-based treatment and coordinated multidisciplinary care.

India is home to over 100 million people living with diabetes.

Telangana ranks among the top states for diabetes, with nearly 24.5 lakh people diagnosed and around 14% of those screened found to have diabetes.

Hyderabad and the Telugu states are recognised as major diabetes hotspots, with doctors reporting a steadily rising burden of diabetic foot disease and limb-threatening infections.

Nearly 1 in 4 people with diabetes develop a foot ulcer during their lifetime.

Up to 85% of diabetes-related lower-limb amputations can be prevented through early screening, timely referral and specialised limb salvage care.

AWH Clinics has already helped save over 1,100 limbs through specialised multidisciplinary limb salvage care in last 3years

Speaking on the occasion Shri Bandaru Dattatreya said, Advanced Wound Healing Clinics, is pioneering a unique patient-centric approach that combines awareness, advanced treatment, and compassionate care to prevent avoidable limb amputations, particularly among patients with diabetic foot wounds. Rather than resorting to costly conventional treatments or amputation, the common recommendation for severe infections and diabetic complications, Dr. K.V.N.N. Santosh Murthy is providing evidence-based limb salvage treatment focused on treating deep-seated infections while preserving the patient’s mobility and quality of life. By leveraging clinical expertise and advanced technology, the Clinics delivers optimal care while reducing complications and treatment costs. Integrating this limb preservation and prevention awareness program with government hospitals could significantly benefit economically disadvantaged patients who otherwise lack access to such advanced care.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K.V.N.N. Santosh Murthy said,“One of the most devastating health challenges today is diabetes-related foot ulcers, which often lead to limb amputations, robbing individuals of their mobility, independence, and livelihood. In Telangana alone, an estimated one person loses a toe or limb every five minutes, nearly 250 amputations every day and over one lakh annually. Besides diabetes, smoking, stress, and poor blood circulation in limbs significantly increase the risk. Since many victims are the primary breadwinners, amputation places an enormous emotional and financial burden on families. Worse still, a major amputation often triggers a cascade of health complications, including increased cardiovascular risk, a higher likelihood of losing the other limb, and a significantly reduced life expectancy. The mission ofAdvanced Wound Healing Clinicsis to break this cycle by focusing on early intervention, advanced wound care, and limb salvage, preserving not just limbs, but lives and dignity.

Dr Murthystated thatthe “Centre uses Stem Cell Therapy to restore blood circulation even in feet where flow has stopped. Wounds that have persisted for years can potentially be healed in six weeks through a combination of oxygen therapy, specialized nutrition, tailormade boots. He emphasised that mental stress is the root causes of diabetes, coupled with blocked blood vessels, the condition gets further complicated, addressing them is a core part of the treatment. Every patient who walks into our clinic carries more than a wound. They carry hopes, responsibilities and the desire to remain independent. Saving a limb is not merely preserving anatomy. It is preserving mobility, dignity and quality of life. The evolution of Advanced Wound Healing Clinics represents our continued commitment to innovation, compassion and excellence in advanced wound healing.” 

The “Happy Feet” campaign seeks to address one of the most overlooked aspects of public health by promoting early diabetic foot screening, prevention of foot ulcers, daily foot care practices, early medical consultation and timely intervention. The initiative aims to empower people to recognise warning signs before complications become limb-threatening, thereby strengthening preventive healthcare and reducing preventable disabilities.

AWH Clinics offers a comprehensive range of specialised services, including advanced limb salvage, diabetic foot management, treatment of complex non-healing wounds, burn reconstruction, trauma-related wounds, pressure injuries such as bed sores, venous and arterial ulcers, post-operative wound complications, osteomyelitis, complex limb infections, regenerative medicine, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, stem cell-based therapies, advanced biological wound care, surgical debridement, skin grafting and reconstructive procedures.

The institution is also equipped with advanced technologies such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (VAC), advanced dressing technologies, foot pressure and gait analysis, preventive podiatry services, rehabilitation and functional recovery programmes, making it one of the country’s most comprehensive centres dedicated exclusively to advanced wound healing and limb preservation. 

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