Atriux
09-16-2015, 05:42 PM
Had an accident on my mountain bike and had a bit of a face plant. Luckily it was mostly dirt, but a couple of rocks lead to some abrasions.
Ended up with a nice big abrasion on my forehead and cheekbone, but no deep cuts. The area was red, but there was no bleeding. I treated it like road rash (polysporin/vaseline, kept it clean, bandaged, etc), and put some sun block on, but now that it is healing I am noticing it is turning pretty dark.
I've never visited a dermatologist before, but would like to get a consult as soon as possible to mitigate possible long term outcomes.
Can someone recommend a good local dermatologist? Or if anyone has experienced this before, would love to hear how things turned out.
I'm just going by a bunch of 'ask a doctor' websites right now (not ideal, but all I have access to) and bought vitamin e oil, mederma, and silicone gel... hoping this goes away in a matter of weeks and not years!
Ended up with a nice big abrasion on my forehead and cheekbone, but no deep cuts. The area was red, but there was no bleeding. I treated it like road rash (polysporin/vaseline, kept it clean, bandaged, etc), and put some sun block on, but now that it is healing I am noticing it is turning pretty dark.
I've never visited a dermatologist before, but would like to get a consult as soon as possible to mitigate possible long term outcomes.
Can someone recommend a good local dermatologist? Or if anyone has experienced this before, would love to hear how things turned out.
I'm just going by a bunch of 'ask a doctor' websites right now (not ideal, but all I have access to) and bought vitamin e oil, mederma, and silicone gel... hoping this goes away in a matter of weeks and not years!