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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On The Foot
Posted on
Sun, 26 Apr 2015
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Sun, 26 Apr 2015
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Fri, 15 May 2015
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Question : My left foot had a 1-cm swelling for 1 year. Sometimes it will be bigger, sometimes smaller. When it is pressed, it is painful. So will it be a tumor? should I have surgery to remove it?
Brief Answer:
Can be a corn or cyst.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The painful swelling on the foot like you are having can be due to a corn or a cyst - inclusion cyst or a foreign body cyst.
This is not likely to be a tumor but may need to be removed after a small incision. It is a small outpatient procedure done under local anaesthesia. An MRI scan will help in proper diagnosis.
Till then for pain relief you can do a hot compress in the area and take a mild pain killer after meals.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can be a corn or cyst.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The painful swelling on the foot like you are having can be due to a corn or a cyst - inclusion cyst or a foreign body cyst.
This is not likely to be a tumor but may need to be removed after a small incision. It is a small outpatient procedure done under local anaesthesia. An MRI scan will help in proper diagnosis.
Till then for pain relief you can do a hot compress in the area and take a mild pain killer after meals.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Can a corn be under the skin?
When I sprained my right ankle one year ago, I discovered that swelling on my left foot. Was it caused by that incident?
When I sprained my right ankle one year ago, I discovered that swelling on my left foot. Was it caused by that incident?
Brief Answer:
Not related to sprained right ankle.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The corn can lie just beneath the superficial dead skin. It is not related to sprained ankle on the right foot. It is just a co incidence that you noticed this swelling after that.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Not related to sprained right ankle.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The corn can lie just beneath the superficial dead skin. It is not related to sprained ankle on the right foot. It is just a co incidence that you noticed this swelling after that.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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