Does this look infected ? Any nurses about

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Tiny Mole removed via punch biopsy 11 days ago . Been letting it air out without plaster last few days but noticed today its quite tender . Does it look infected to you ? No pus or bleeding .Currently got savlon on it and reapplied plaster

should add ,used dissolvable stitches

Looks like the inflammation stage of healing.

Obviously wounds can be infected at any point so keep an eye for the usual suspects, redness, swelling, exudate, heat

@Wishiwasatailor thank you so much . No pus but red round it . Feels tender but not swollen . Just dont want to leave an infection if indeed it could be

It doesn't look infected to me.
It seems to be healing well.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne thanks for response . I was just worried about pain and yellowing after 11 days of relatively easy recovery

included another pic for context ..

Another nurse to say it looks fine. The red area is just inflammation as part of the healing process.

@AppleDumplingWithCustard thankyou so much !

Draw around the redness, if it expands outside of where you have drawn go to gp or walk in centre as may be infected. Could be normal but increasing pain is a red flag

@SusanSHelit thankyou !

From second picture I’d say actually to keep an eye on it. Increased pain and redness is an indicator of infection, so take another photo tomorrow and compare.

@Isadora2007 thankyou i will do

pic update - i feel looks slightly less red todag but still bit tender

redness slightly gone down todat but still tender

That's great, it sounds like it's resolving.
You're right to keep an eye on it, but the body is very good at healing very mild skin infections.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne thankyou :)

Define looks better in latest photo! Agree though continue to keep an eye on it, but it is quite remarkable what the body can heal without jumping to antibiotics. Could well have been a mild infection