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Suggest Treatment For Itching At Incision Site After Surgery
I had surgery on my knee 1 week ago, I still have surgical tape on my incision. Today around the tape it started to get extremely itchy and has red and white bumps around it. Also I had some blood leak out of the top part of the tape. What could this be?
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
Hi there,
If you are still having blood discharge 1 week later, it is possible that there has been some wound infection. Because this is unlikely to be a surface skin infection that can be cleared with a cream, I would advise you to visit your local doctor's to look at whether there is a need for a course of oral antibiotics. If the infection is not cleared, the healing of the wound will be delayed, or worse, not happen at all.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Teh
If you are still having blood discharge 1 week later, it is possible that there has been some wound infection. Because this is unlikely to be a surface skin infection that can be cleared with a cream, I would advise you to visit your local doctor's to look at whether there is a need for a course of oral antibiotics. If the infection is not cleared, the healing of the wound will be delayed, or worse, not happen at all.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Teh
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