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Suggest Treatment For Hematoma On Arm

Posted on Mon, 29 Sep 2014

Question: Take efflient and bruise very easily! Hit my arm o chair Have hematoma on arm for 2 weeks but am afraid to
Have it drained. It is not painful just ugly! Should I use heat or cold?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
cold compress

Detailed Answer:
Absolutely to be taken is a cold compress.
No doubts about that at all.
heat will increase the local inflammation

Hematoma may take its time.
If its not causing any problem, you might wait

If you wish to know any other related thing, please feel free to enter a return query
Best wishes
Dr Mittal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saumya Mittal (6 minutes later)

Is effient a safe drug after stent placement? How long should I take?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It needs to be taken

Detailed Answer:
Effient is a drug called prasugrel
It is definitely important to be taken after a stent
And should be taken life long
In fact it is one medicine that keeps the stent patent
Else the stent may get blocked also
Making it like a heart attack again
Dr Mittal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saumya Mittal (27 hours later)

How long does it take for hematoma to go away?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Depends on many factors

Detailed Answer:
The hematome dissolution depends on many factors including the site, the size of the hematoma, the age of the patient, the healing process.

So I cannot tell you the exact time.
The bigger the hematoma, the longer it takes

It takes a minimum of 15 days. The larger ones take more time

Best of luck
Dr Mittal

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar