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Foot laceration
A laceration is simply a cut, usually of sufficient depth to need sutures to close it.
Dr. Arnold Beresh reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: foot laceration?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is there a safe way treat my infected foot laceration?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will a foot laceration kill me? Or does it just heal up by itself?
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A 24-year old asked:
Should I see a specialist a foot laceration, or can my regular doctor take care of it?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Foot laceration, right initial encounter, on 4/7/2014 had 5 stitches tho got wet rain water has been less then 24h still bleeding what to do?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Stepped on wine glass and deep laceration to foot?
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A female asked:
Laceration on the bottom of my foot. 1cm deep 14 stitches long. Will get stitches out in 12 days. When can I resume normal activity?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can cause bad laceration on bottom of foot and how long to recovery?
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A male asked:
Why is the pain from a dressing my doctor put on my shin getting severe and moving into my bone up from the wound? I had a severe crush injury to my left foot and shin.I have a laceration that needs a skin graft on my shin.The stitches have been out for w
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A male asked:
Deep laceration under big toe and next to big toe,. its more than 12 hours now...should be stiched?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hi Dr. How long should 5 sutures for a 3cm laceration around bottom and side half of right small toe stay in? Dr who put it in said 7 days but shouldnt it stay in longer? What would happen if I keep it in longer?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hi Dr. On Saturday I fell and got laceration around my right small toe. I got 5 stitches. Nurse covered it in bandages and told me to take off bandage next day, savlon and apply bactroban. Should I savlon and bactroban everyday? Can I get wound wet?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is betadine a treatment of toe laceration?
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A member asked:
What can I do for my toe laceration without going to a doctor?
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A female asked:
I just had the 7 stitches in my right leg 5in above my ankle next to my shin bone removed from a laceration cause by a stab wound. I'm day 13 out from?
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A 72-year old female asked:
Accident 8/14 22 staples left inside calf near ankle. Small cut 1" from staples is leaking clear some fluid. Have edema from staples. No infection. Staples come out 9/1 and wound care. Bad laceration. Using pads for fluid. When will the fluid stop?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can a person have a laceration internally and wouldn't know?
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A 49-year old male asked:
What is the idc 9 code for a healed laceration?
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A 33-year old asked:
Why is laceration reopening after stitches removed?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the strength of stitches for laceration wounds?
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What causes a cervical laceration?
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A 37-year old asked:
How to treat a 1/2" laceration to the arm?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Laceration of leg, what are signs of infection?
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How can I help finger tendon laceration?
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What is the treatment for skin laceration?
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What is the treatment for scalp laceration?
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What is the treatment for liver laceration?
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My back leg laceration with heat and swelling?
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What is the medical term for an eye laceration?
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What is the treatment for laceration of cervix?
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