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Thorn Removal From Skin

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Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

Hi - Pruned XXXXXXX bush yesterday. Today discovered large thorn protruding from left forearm which ... left a 2" red area. Tonight i saw a tiny 'dot' of thorn - gently squeezed area - and it slid out... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

pyracantha pandemonmium bush thorn in finger removed all of the thorn with tweezer some painful light swelling what to do ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

something getting into my vein from wound or pierce. For example, If I got cut from sharp one or pierced by thorn, I guess that thorn piercethe skin and the wall or vein and some broken... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

I got stuck by a thorn from a crown of thorn plant and I thought I opened it up and got the pus out. I have been using peroxide and alcohol and then Neosporin but the palm of my hand is red, hot and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

Mỹ check has like blackdots underneath my skin. It hurt wen I start squeezing them out its like thorn in my skin. Like when you have spinter. . On the left side where my jaw liNE is near close to the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)

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Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

a thorn. At the time I couldn t see it to remove it so I decided to let it work it s way out naturally. However, it didn t, and the skin of my foot grew over it. Today I decided that I should remove ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

from a rose thorn or rasberries prickers. I see no thorn or obvious foreign body under the skin ... topical cream) help if its from the rose fungus? YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Jayasree Puravoor MD

About one week ago, I was stabbed in the heel by a locust thorn. There is no sign of infection but my heel is painful when I put weight on it. I think it is possible that a bit of the thorn remains in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jayasree Puravoor ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Mandar Koranne MD

i had a tree fall on me and a thorn went into my shoulder. the er doctors messed around in there and said there was no thorn. two weeks later half of a large thorn popped out. now a month later there ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mandar Koranne ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Piyush Kumar MD

What is the best way to treat a pyracantha thorn wound. I get the thorn out, but then the site often becomes like a small crater in my skin encircled by red. I clean them with hydrogen peroxide, soak ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Piyush Kumar ( Dermatologist)