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How To Heal Infected Leg Injury?

Hi, about two days ago I was shaving my legs when I sliced off a good piece of skin about the size of my thumb from my ankle (on top of the tendon) and now I think it might be infected. It's a bit swollen, itchy, and red around the wound. What should I do?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain swelling, redness and itching at the site of wound that happened 2 days back is not necessarily infection and can be due to inflammation that can occur commonly post injury..
Nothing to worry as it does not seems to be serious..
You can clean the area with an antiseptic solutiion and apply a triple antibiotic ointment over it..
You can also take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Motrin, Advil or Aleve..
Avoid water exposure to the area and also keep the area clean..
In case if it still worsen and does not resolve consult a general physician or a general surgeon and get evaluated..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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How To Heal Infected Leg Injury?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain swelling, redness and itching at the site of wound that happened 2 days back is not necessarily infection and can be due to inflammation that can occur commonly post injury.. Nothing to worry as it does not seems to be serious.. You can clean the area with an antiseptic solutiion and apply a triple antibiotic ointment over it.. You can also take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Motrin, Advil or Aleve.. Avoid water exposure to the area and also keep the area clean.. In case if it still worsen and does not resolve consult a general physician or a general surgeon and get evaluated.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.