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Suggest Treatment For Wound On Hand And Leg

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Posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Question: I meet with a road accident can u please tell me which ointment to apply so that my skin can recover fast my wound is recovered but i have red patches all over my hand & leg
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Use a moderately potent topical steroid cream Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at HCM. I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it. Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation/De-pigmentation is common complication that is encountered after skin denudation, sustained either in a road side accident OR more commonly after a skin burn Now that your wound is healed, you could begin with an application of a moderately potent topical steroid e.g Fluticasone propionate (flutivate cream), twice daily over the depigmented area for 3-4 weeks. By that time, you would notice perifollicular re-pigmentation around hair follicles, which will subsequently spread to cover the whole depeigmented area, gradually. Wish you a speedy recovery. regards
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Suggest Treatment For Wound On Hand And Leg

Brief Answer: Use a moderately potent topical steroid cream Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at HCM. I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it. Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation/De-pigmentation is common complication that is encountered after skin denudation, sustained either in a road side accident OR more commonly after a skin burn Now that your wound is healed, you could begin with an application of a moderately potent topical steroid e.g Fluticasone propionate (flutivate cream), twice daily over the depigmented area for 3-4 weeks. By that time, you would notice perifollicular re-pigmentation around hair follicles, which will subsequently spread to cover the whole depeigmented area, gradually. Wish you a speedy recovery. regards