It started as a scratch on his leg but within a short time it got bigger and turned into a sore. This is all too familiar to millions of Americans today.
Frank has a peripheral artery disease which causes narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to his legs, which inhibits natural healing of wounds.
The wound kept getting worse and deeper and it was eating into his leg he said.
“I went from hard working, doing 15 hours a day and doing standup comedy as well, to living my life in a wheelchair.”
Then Frank met Dr. Angela Akin, who in Frank’s view, saved his life.
Dr. Akin explained that it was going to be a big challenge to get his skin to grow over his whole lower leg again, as his wounds were stubborn and hard to heal. “But thankfully we have access to Kerecis,” said Dr. Akin.
“I didn’t know if I was ever going to be a comedian again, if I was ever going on stage again,” Frank said.
After a few weeks of visits, Dr. Akin prepared Frank’s wound for application of the intact fish skin by debriding it, which removed any necrotic tissue and created a bloody wound bed.
“When I saw that Kerecis (intact fish skin) was starting to work, and that every time I went to wound care I saw my leg different from the picture I took a week ago, it gave me hope that I was going to have a normal life again,” Frank recalled.
“For Frank, Kerecis blew it out of the water (not to use a pun…). Kerecis was perfect for Frank and got the job done for him,” Dr. Akin said with a big smile. “Today Frank is doing great. He is back to his funny self, cracking more jokes than he used to.”
Frank is now back on stage, regularly performing at local comedy clubs in Austin, Texas. The audience seems to agree with Dr. Akin.
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