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biopsy mole infection or not?

biopsy mole infection or not?

Hello please look and help Im in panic, Monday I been dermatology and she think let check on melonoma and took biopsy my mole on my leg, then he told me used  "vaseline" or "aquaphor healing ointment  advanced thearapy for dry, cracked or irritated skin" so I used after 2 days she call me it was  start heald up and then she say you can take it off your bandages, so i did and then I say some big redness around and big and HURTS then I go to CVS and by  cream Neosporin  and  Hydrogen peroxide used 2 days, i start think i have infection, been her office today and she told me STOP take neosporin it not help you and I don't see any infection and  it readness from reaction on bandage, please look this photo,  what you think, and what you think about her  cream and Neosporin, why she think it will not help...? thank you
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Welcome to the Dermatology Expert Forum!

Based on the photograph and description you provided, it is possible that you have developed contact dermatitis caused by something that was put on the skin,  (for example, topical products, bandages, etc.).

In such a case, the most important step is to remove that provoking factor. Topical corticosteroids might be needed to help with inflammation. Talk with your physician about it.

However, biopsy area is an area of damaged skin (possible entering point for microbes), more susceptible for infection (manifested with redness, etc.). Skin swab culture is a helpful diagnostic tool to be utilized to prove or exclude skin infection.
  

Wishing You Optimal Health,
Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic
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what I need to do now?
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looks better now  but big rush after bandages, what I need to do? How I can help with rush and what cream I can youd from RUSH, very red rush and big..
thank you
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thank you for your answer but looks like it start much better now after 3 days, it start iching and less red

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