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Accident wound
There is small white color ball in my wound which is not coming out, is this something to worry about and how long it may take to heal this wound?
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Wounds on the leg take a long time to heal where the blood supply is less when compared to those on face which have rich vascularity.superficially your wound looks healthy but more info is needed for better management.
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it may need IV antibiotic and local application of a cream like soframycin.
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Abrasion, may be infeccted as not healing
Kindly review with a General surgeon to prevent spread of infection and appropriate treatment
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see a general surgeon
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please dont neglect
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
12 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
By now it might heal, use oint mupirocene. Its an abrasion
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