[Xyem]

Not just the US. Here in the UK, I recently went to a follow-up appointment regarding a non-healing ulcer and the NHS doctor took the dressing off and said "It is healed" despite the fact that:

1) the ulcer is deep enough that you can see the muscle below the skin fat layer (she said it no longer needed dressing!)

2) it has looked that way with nearly no change at all for nearly 3 months[1] (expected heal time is roughly 7 weeks)

3) there is a large area around the wound that is still red and inflamed (ulcers are not even regarded as healing until the inflammation is gone)

I've had to go for private care and I am currently scheduled in for minor surgery to see if a foreign object caused the ulcer and is still present, preventing it from healing. Probably no surprise to you, dear reader, that I am pursuing a case of medical negligence against the doctor.

[1] When I pointed this out to her, she said she "didn't have a crystal ball, so [she doesn't] know what will happen in the next week or month". Literally nonsense due to being a non-sequitur. I was informing about the past, not asking about the future.