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What Causes Indentation On Application Of Pressure Around The Wound On Shin?
I missed a box jump like a month ago and made a indent on my shin which was a like hole wound. It healed and scabbed over but a week ago it opened up again from a barbell rubbing over it and it got infected because the next day I had pain walking on it and a right ankle and redness. So since then I used salve on it three times a day changing the bandaid everytime and cleaning it out with peroxide. I let it breathe a little too. And about 5 days went bye and the redness is gone and it s healing up pretty good but around the open circle which is the wound I can push down on the skin and make a indent in it. It goes away slowly but idk what it is. I have no pain anymore walking on it and it looks so much better but is the indenting bad? And should I let it breathe more without a bandage. Not much puss comes out anymore. A little but not much.
Indentation during pressure around your wound is caused because of the "dead space" called, the destruction effect of infection toward the tissues in this area .This space is filled with secretions or hematoma which gradually will be replaced by fibrotic tissue and the indentation effect will lose.
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Dr. Julinda Maksuti, General Surgeon
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What Causes Indentation On Application Of Pressure Around The Wound On Shin?
Hi, Indentation during pressure around your wound is caused because of the dead space called, the destruction effect of infection toward the tissues in this area .This space is filled with secretions or hematoma which gradually will be replaced by fibrotic tissue and the indentation effect will lose. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Julinda Maksuti, General Surgeon