Should i see a specialist for skin trauma, or can my regular doctor take care of it?

Skin Trauma: This can often be managed by your primary care physician -- start there!

Skin trauma: The best thing is to see someone without worrying about who would be best. Delay in wound care can make a simple healing process more complicated than it needs to. Access to wound care can come from many sources: urgent care, emergency room, primary care, or subspecialty care ( wound care, dermatologist, plastic surgeon, etc.).

Trauma: Usually, your regular doctor can manage minor skin trauma. However, for complex trauma, burns, animal bites and uncommon types of injuries, i recommend seeing a specialist. Wih complex injuries, there is a greater risk that tissues deeper than the skin are injured. Specialists are trained to diagnose as well as treat these more difficult wounds.