Is It Normal To Have Pain After Shave Biopsy?

Posted on Tue, 3 May 2016

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Tue, 3 May 2016 Answered on

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Question : i had a shave biopsy on my back five days ago. the site is pretty painful at times still. The middle is white. should i be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
five days is too early for inflammation to go away

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

Pain due to inflammation is expected 5 days after shave biopsy. Tissue takes some more time to heal.

If you can upload a picture of the site, it will be helpful. But otherwise it sounds like normal only.

Hope this helps.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar