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I got a cut yesterday at a nail salon and my cut got infected nd it hurts a lot and its just throbbing. how can i make fix this?
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Antibiotics: You have an acute wound infection and should be seen and examined by a doctor and cultured if possible. Then if necessary they will prescribe an antibiotic. You might also want to discuss this with the salon. This should not be happening.
Answered 5/3/2015
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