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What Does Swelling On The Arm Post Injury Indicate?
Question: I cut myself with a knife and am recovering now they have taken off the staples i cut an artery as well which got stitchs on the inside but the swelling has not gone down all the way how long does it usually take
Brief Answer:
Please give details and post actual photographs.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history and understood your concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
- Please give exact dates as to when was the cut? When was it stitched - within 6 hours or later?
- Where was the cut?
- What were the medicines given and are you taking any medicines now? if yes, please mention names.
- Post very clear and focused photographs?
- What are the precaustion are you taking now?
- Any other details that you would like to share...
Detailed history and photographs will help me better to answer your queries and may be add on some beneficial points for better and early healing.
Please give details and post actual photographs.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history and understood your concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
- Please give exact dates as to when was the cut? When was it stitched - within 6 hours or later?
- Where was the cut?
- What were the medicines given and are you taking any medicines now? if yes, please mention names.
- Post very clear and focused photographs?
- What are the precaustion are you taking now?
- Any other details that you would like to share...
Detailed history and photographs will help me better to answer your queries and may be add on some beneficial points for better and early healing.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
October 4 2016
Stitched within 2 hours
Chest area lower
No heavy lifting no hard XXXXXXX labor
Stitched within 2 hours
Chest area lower
No heavy lifting no hard XXXXXXX labor
Brief Answer:
As discussed in details below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback and very clear and focused photos.
The photographs are suggestive of either a hematoma/seroma or an edema.
This can be diagnosed by high resolution ultrasonography and putting a needle in for aspiration if blood or serum is present.
If this is an edema, no aspiration is done.
Since the cut was on 4th Oct it is 10th post-op day and there can be an edema or hematoma/seroma.
This may take one to three weeks for good settlement.
If there is hematoma/seroma, its aspiration can helps further.
I hope this answer helps you.
As discussed in details below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback and very clear and focused photos.
The photographs are suggestive of either a hematoma/seroma or an edema.
This can be diagnosed by high resolution ultrasonography and putting a needle in for aspiration if blood or serum is present.
If this is an edema, no aspiration is done.
Since the cut was on 4th Oct it is 10th post-op day and there can be an edema or hematoma/seroma.
This may take one to three weeks for good settlement.
If there is hematoma/seroma, its aspiration can helps further.
I hope this answer helps you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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