Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are one of the most common types of skin ulcers which occur above the ankle area and typically impact elderly people.

These ulcers are chronic in nature and affect approximately 3 million people worldwide. VLUs impact the quality of life of the patients and impose an extra financial burden on them.

One of the major causes of Venous and stasis ulcers is chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which occurs when the venous valves in the legs don’t work properly. As a result, it becomes difficult for the blood to return back towards the heart leading to pooling of blood in the veins. This results in stasis or venous ulcers.