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Old Scar Inflamed Red

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Dr. Kalpana Pathak MD

I have a 3 year old laparoscopic appendectomy scar that is suddenly red, slightly swollen, sore and warm to the touch ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kalpana Pathak ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

i had a femural fracture about a year and a half ago, ando everything went perfectly but yesterday y found a red rash over the old scar that as already healed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Hari Charan Perigela MD

I have a very red rash on an appendectomy scar that's over 30 years old. It just came out of no where. Never had a problem. It's very red all around the scar and it burns ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hari Charan Perigela ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Rohan Khandelwal MD

Hi, I have an 8-month old scar on my knee ( joint replacement surgery). It has been fine up until about 3 weeks ago. Now there is a rash around the upper part of the approx 6-inch scar. The way that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Khandelwal ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Sameer Kumar MD

I had a c section 4 mths ago. I am developing these white bilster ?cysts? Lesions on the incision and below it the scar is still very firm across the whole scar is this something i she be concerned ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sameer Kumar ( OBGYN)

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Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Have an old scar, from quadricep muscle being rebuilt, noticed this Am. that on the suture, it has become red, this a 10+yr. old scar, also have been feeling nauseas past couple days, do... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   S. Samanta MD

I have a 2 1/2 year old drain tube scar that is red, slightly swollen and tender when I press. I have had 2 rounds of antibiotics, an ultrasound and a CT scan and have been tod that it is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Samanta ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

scar was red and swollen. The injection was done on Friday afternoon, this morning Monday I woke up with red blotchy and lightly inflamed areas on my face, could this be connected? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Roshan MD

Hi, I m a 23 year old male, and I have puss coming out of an old surgical scar . I rolled a car ... ago, it became really inflamed and puffed up - it looked really red. This usually... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Roshan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

I have a year old scar that is now inflamed and red. I went to my doctor a year ago when a zit ... type of scar that is above the skin. It seemed like over night it became red.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)