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How To Treat A Bump On Leg Caused After A Injury?

I hit my leg against a chair.. It immediately swelled up ... I then started massaging it with hot water and balm .... The pain in the muscle stopped but there is still a bump there.... How do I get the bump to go down and flat .... ? Someone told me to bleed it saying its blood that needs to leave my body .... Pls help Doctors...✨
Fri, 23 Jun 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

As per your complain bump on the leg after hitting with a chair seems to be due to traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to ruptured blood vessels and causing accumulation of blood into the soft tissues and it is the cause for hematoma formation..
Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump..

At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself..

You need not to make it bleed as it will resolve gradually...

As of now you should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump..
Apply Heparin gel as it help in faster disintegration of the hematoma..
You can apply numbing gel if there is pain..
Elevate your feet while lying down..
Do less exertion..

In case if it worsen consult a General Surgeon and get evaluated..


Hope this helps..

Regards.
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How To Treat A Bump On Leg Caused After A Injury?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. As per your complain bump on the leg after hitting with a chair seems to be due to traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to ruptured blood vessels and causing accumulation of blood into the soft tissues and it is the cause for hematoma formation.. Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump.. At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself.. You need not to make it bleed as it will resolve gradually... As of now you should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump.. Apply Heparin gel as it help in faster disintegration of the hematoma.. You can apply numbing gel if there is pain.. Elevate your feet while lying down.. Do less exertion.. In case if it worsen consult a General Surgeon and get evaluated.. Hope this helps.. Regards.