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Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP is a nurse in Seven Valleys, PA specializing in wound care, family medicine and plastic surgery. Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP is affiliated with MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Health and MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC.
730 Silver Maple Circle
Seven Valleys, PA 17360
9000 Franklin Square Drive Suite 1ca Wound Center
Baltimore, MD 21237
Debridement (Removal of Unhealthy Tissue)
Debridement is a procedure that removes damaged skin to help the body heal a chronic wound, acute injury, or burn. Several layers of skin surrounding a chronic wound can include foreign debris, dead (necrotic) tissue, infected tissue, and calloused (hyperkeratotic) skin. If left untreated, these damaged skin layers can spread infection to other parts of the body and may aggravate the wound and delay its healing.
Debriding (removing) this damaged and diseased skin encourages the growth of healthy new tissue, impeding infection by triggering the body's natural cycle of tissue renewal. For this reason, debridement functions both as a wound treatment and as a preventative measure against more complex consequences of infected skin, such as sepsis and amputation. In some circumstances, debridement provides additional aesthetic benefits such as decreased scarring. Debridement also permits doctors to retrieve tissue samples for testing, such as to determine whether patients need antibiotic treatment.
Wounds that frequently require debridement include:
Debridement can be performed either surgically or nonsurgically; some methods are less invasive than others. Doctors select the appropriate debridement technique by considering the location, cause, and size of a patient's wound and may also weigh the patient's overall wellbeing, age, and risk of infection.
Surgical debridement is performed by cutting away dead, infected, and hyperkeratotic skin with a surgical scalpel. For deep wounds that tear away the skin and go into the muscle, skin from another region of a patient's body may be grafted onto the wound, which may then be periodically assessed and rebandaged until fully healed.
Non-surgical debridement is achieved with water or a dissolvent gel. Water softens the damaged skin and affected tissue, allowing doctors to remove it with wet-to-dry dressing. When wet tissue dries, it adheres to the dry dressing or bandage and comes off when the dressing is pulled away. In contrast, dissolvent gel deconstructs tissue, which can be cleaned off of the wound. Nonsurgical debridement is less invasive than surgical techniques; however, it can entail repeat treatments, slowing wound recovery.
While the prospect of stripping away skin may seem jarring, debridement can be critical to the treatment and healing of wounds which cannot not heal independently.
She has a state license in Maryland.
Licensed In: Maryland
Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic, Employee Health Plan (EHP) and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.
According to our sources, Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP accepts the following insurance providers:
Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 95 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP from all over the web to help you find the right in Seven Valleys, PA.
These charts describe general payments received by Mrs. Meilanie L. Burns, FNP, CRNP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$220
COLLAGENASE SANTYL $111 |
Oasis $58 |
RENASYS GO v2 HOME $51 |
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$103
Apligraf $103 |
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$41
InnovaMatrix AC $24 |
AQUACEL AG+ $17 |
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$32
3C Patch Kit - Box $32 |
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$28
Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $28 |
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PROMOGRAN PRISMA $24 |
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Ms. Meilanie Burns works as a plastic surgery, family medicine, and wound care. Her areas of expertise include the following: osteomyelitis, lymphedema, and lip augmentation. Ms. Burns usually honors Blue California, Coventry, and Coventry Health Care Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers. She speaks Filipino. She is professionally affiliated with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
