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Opened healing cut on foot.area around 1.5" in diameter is red and swollen.not worse in past several hours, but painful.wait until morning? thx
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Cut: No - never wait on a wound , especially one of that size. Call your podiatrist for assistance as the redness and swelling can indicate infection
Answered 3/12/2015
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