Repeat this process daily until your skin returns to normal.

As soon as your lower leg is dry apply moisturising cream to the affected area. Once removed from the water the dry skin should then rub off easily with a towel, do not be tempted to rub too vigorously as you may damage the skin. Caring for your skinįollowing removal of your cast you are likely to notice that your skin is very dry. To improve this it is advised that you place you lower leg in warm water for 5 – 10 minutes. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further explanation, please discuss this with a member of the healthcare team. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. This leaflet has been produced to give you general information, following removal of your cast. Need some help choosing a language? Please refer to Browsealoud Supported Voices and Languages. You can translate this page by using the headphones button (bottom left) and then select the globe to change the language of the page.