Swelling of a broken foot may be due to edema caused by a local soft tissue contusion, or it may be due to redness and swelling caused by an infection that occurred after breaking the skin. Quickly reducing the swelling should be tailored to the cause of the swollen foot, the cause is different, the treatment to reduce the swelling is also different, in addition, in either case you need to disinfect the broken skin wound.
If the foot falls through the skin swelling is mainly caused by soft tissue contusion tissue edema, should pay attention to rest brake, avoid the affected area of the movement aggravate edema, in the injury within 24 hours can also be iced, through the ice, pressure bandage, etc. can also reduce the seepage of tissue fluid out of the relief of edema.
The foot broke the skin swollen may also be due to local infection, infection caused by the inflammatory reaction makes the local swelling, this situation requires the use of erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment and other drugs for anti-infection treatment.
In addition, no matter which situation leads to the swelling of the foot, because the skin is broken, so you need to regularly use iodophor and other disinfectants to disinfect, should also keep the local dry, clean.
If your foot breaks the skin and swells, follow your doctor’s instructions for treatment.