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Indentations On Injection Site. Taken Corticosteroid Injection. How To Get Relief?

Was given a corticosteroid injection in left and right hip and now i have golf ball sized indentations on injection site... What can be done about this?
Fri, 3 Jan 2014
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Hi indentations at the injection site is most common side effect of corticosteriod injections .first stop the injections and then supplementation of vitamin e tablets can cure the indentations within one or two months.sometimes indentations can be cured by themselves within course of time.nothing to be worried due to them
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Indentations On Injection Site. Taken Corticosteroid Injection. How To Get Relief?

Hi indentations at the injection site is most common side effect of corticosteriod injections .first stop the injections and then supplementation of vitamin e tablets can cure the indentations within one or two months.sometimes indentations can be cured by themselves within course of time.nothing to be worried due to them