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What Is The Cause Of The Pink Layer Of The Skin In The Shin?
Aiden, 23, male, 80kg, 5foot 8.
About 2 year ago my shin was crushed by a steel beam weighing around a ton and half, where the beam landed (just above the ankle) and trapped me it has left scar tissue where no hair grows i have come to look at the scar and it is weeping so i rubbed it and some of the top layer of skin came of revealing a very pink layer. i have started running recently and i squat heavy at the gym is this the cause of this or maybe an infection?
Also my knee clicks with every step i take is this due to back when i was in pot for six month and my muscles in this leg are weaker or something more sinister?
About 2 year ago my shin was crushed by a steel beam weighing around a ton and half, where the beam landed (just above the ankle) and trapped me it has left scar tissue where no hair grows i have come to look at the scar and it is weeping so i rubbed it and some of the top layer of skin came of revealing a very pink layer. i have started running recently and i squat heavy at the gym is this the cause of this or maybe an infection?
Also my knee clicks with every step i take is this due to back when i was in pot for six month and my muscles in this leg are weaker or something more sinister?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Consult a plastic surgeon.probably bare skin may need skin grafting otherwise soft tissues and bone infection can occur with loss of denuded skin.Skin is protector organ for underneath tissues,it shouldn't be left bare
Consult a plastic surgeon.probably bare skin may need skin grafting otherwise soft tissues and bone infection can occur with loss of denuded skin.Skin is protector organ for underneath tissues,it shouldn't be left bare
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