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Wound Care Question - Burn Re-blistering?
About 3-4 months ago, I burnt myself quite badly (i.e 3rd degree burns) on my calf. I was inpatient at the time so they took me to the burns unit and they recommended a skin graft. I refused (for reasons I won't go into here as it's not relevant), so they treated and dressed it instead. It healed normally, (although it did become very painful to walk) no infections or anything, and began to just scar like any other burn. They just looked like the rest of my scars by then. However about 2 weeks ago 3 of the burns (there are 4) suddenly deteriorated and became "open" again. i.e. they looked the same as they had about 2 weeks after I initially did them. Since then they have blistered and popped, and blistered and popped again. They have also become quite discoloured, going purple, red and sort of a greeny/yellow colour like a bruise. I'm just a bit worried because I have had quite a few burns that were as serious, but they've never re-opened.
If it matters as I said they're on my calf, and the 3 that are affected are ~2-3 inches in diameter.
Is it anything to worry about?
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