Fractured leg broken foot

Gross! Nasty dead skin after 2 weeks in a splint followed by 6 weeks in a cast. The blue marks were left on my leg from the initial surgery and tape was put on 2 weeks after surgery to hold incision spot together. A warm bath with Epson Salt and carefully applying a small amount of Dead Sea salt to my foot, leg and ankle while in the bathtub got rid of almost all of the dead skin. After rubbing dead skin off for about an hour with a wash cloth, I then dried my foot and leg and applied Shea…

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