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What Causes Bruising In Ankle After Getting Stitches On Shin?

I fell through a wooden decking and cut my shin on the broken plank 8 days ago. Got 10 stitches and my it swelled around cut and hardened a bit which has gone down. Yesterday I noticed bruising to my ankle on the same leg. Today the bruising has gone darker. Is this part of the healing process??
Mon, 27 Feb 2017
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Hi In all probability bruising is due to soft tissue injury secondary to skin cut , which has become apparent now. The bruise changes color over time and later on disappears but the whole process may take weeks to months depending on the size of bruise. This is the normal healing process for a bruise.
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What Causes Bruising In Ankle After Getting Stitches On Shin?

Hi In all probability bruising is due to soft tissue injury secondary to skin cut , which has become apparent now. The bruise changes color over time and later on disappears but the whole process may take weeks to months depending on the size of bruise. This is the normal healing process for a bruise.