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Suggest Course Of Treatment For A Scraped Fat Toe
I scraped the point of my fat toe in the cement the size of a nickle peeled and it seem not to go pass threw the meat tissue only the 1st layer of skin. Ive been treating it with peroxide and alcohol but i dont know if to remove the loose skin or try to stick it back. The skin doesn t cover the whole wound in fact the surroundings of the wound startded to heal i asume it feels harder and it domt look bloodie as in the middle looks like a small yellowish layer apears and i keep removing it what should i do?
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Hello,
It is healing wound and it will heal by itself. You can apply topical antibiotics like Mupirocin after cleaning with soap and water. If there is signs of infection, antibiotics has to be started.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
It is healing wound and it will heal by itself. You can apply topical antibiotics like Mupirocin after cleaning with soap and water. If there is signs of infection, antibiotics has to be started.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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