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A member asked:

My one year old had a splinter in her foot i removed the splinter with a needle(sterilized first)and now she has a bruise where the splinter was?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Normal: Any time someone has a splinter some of the blood vessels are broken causing a bruise. It should go away after a couple of weeks.

Dr Diamond and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/4/2015

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