Generally the wound will not grow hard lumps, the wound long hard lumps may be the incision after surgery suture foreign body, may also be hematoma formation, proliferative scarring and so on, should pay attention to.
1. Sutures and other foreign objects: generally, if the diameter of the hard lump in the wound is small, it is mostly subcutaneous sutures, or incomplete debridement and retention of foreign objects. These foreign bodies are heterogenous substances, and will form granulation tissue package in the body. If they are not accompanied by other symptoms, no special treatment is needed. If there is obvious pain at the foreign body at the mass, then suture removal or removal of foreign body is needed.
2. Hematoma formation: due to the wound local blood vessel rupture bleeding, in the skin tissue between the formation of blood clots, may form red to dark red plaque or hard knot, sometimes accompanied by pain, fever and other symptoms. Wound hematoma caused by trauma can gradually absorb by itself after treatment.
3. Proliferative scarring: After the healing of wounds, there are usually different degrees of scarring. Proliferative scarring refers to the formation of dark red strips or irregular hard lumps with smooth surface at the wound healing place, which are elevated on the skin surface. Hard lumps produced by hyperplastic scarring can be accompanied by pain, itching and other symptoms.
When there is a hard lump on the wound, you should seek medical attention to clarify the cause of the problem and get targeted treatment from your doctor if necessary.