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Suggest Treatment For Hardness And Swelling In Leg After Injury
my lower right inne leg was hit with an object that caused the area to be very hard at the touch. after the swelling went down, still like a few hard lumps, discolored and very tender to the touch. this happened a 2 1/2 to 2 weeks ago. should i put ice on it
I have studied your case and I want to tell you that there is no role of ice after 48 hours of injury. I think you are having collection of blood in subcuataneous tissue. This looks like a knot. It is going to resolve by its own. If you found that it is not decreasing in four to five days than i would recommend you to apply hot water fomentation. You also need to take oral antibiotics after discussing with your doctor. Also apply a compression bandage. This will prevent any infection and also cause swelling to resolve faster. Some time a needle aspiration is needed. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any followup questions. thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Hardness And Swelling In Leg After Injury
I have studied your case and I want to tell you that there is no role of ice after 48 hours of injury. I think you are having collection of blood in subcuataneous tissue. This looks like a knot. It is going to resolve by its own. If you found that it is not decreasing in four to five days than i would recommend you to apply hot water fomentation. You also need to take oral antibiotics after discussing with your doctor. Also apply a compression bandage. This will prevent any infection and also cause swelling to resolve faster. Some time a needle aspiration is needed. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any followup questions. thanks.