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What Causes A Dent At The Bruise Site After Injury On Shin?
Hi.I ran into the corner of my bed earlier on this year & got a huge bruise on my left shin fleshy part to the left of the bone). It did heal eventually,but i still has a slight bruised colour (even though it happened over 7mths ago.And there's a dent in my leg where the bruise was.What is the dent from? Have i damaged the muscle? Will it go away?
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Hi,
In my opinion that dent is only a kind of fibrous bands from the healing of your injured shin of your skin, muscular strands ,and even the bone it self may have had a minor fissure that is healed by a kalus or new bone cells that may leave a kind of a bump over the injured periosteum the outer bone layer it goes away by time, hot foments with topical gels and massaging the bruise would help but I don't think you should worry unless it increases in size. Please consider some positive feedback if you find the answer helpful.
Hope the above information helps you, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
In my opinion that dent is only a kind of fibrous bands from the healing of your injured shin of your skin, muscular strands ,and even the bone it self may have had a minor fissure that is healed by a kalus or new bone cells that may leave a kind of a bump over the injured periosteum the outer bone layer it goes away by time, hot foments with topical gels and massaging the bruise would help but I don't think you should worry unless it increases in size. Please consider some positive feedback if you find the answer helpful.
Hope the above information helps you, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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