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What Causes Little Red Dots On The Leg After The Meniscus Surgery?
I am 51 in great health other than meniscus surgery this past Monday. I just noticed this morning thouands of little red dots on the leg I had surgery they are not itchy, my leg does not feel numb, they do seem to be raised. Should I be putting a call into my surgeon?
Fri, 23 May 2014
Hi, thanks for the question,
If the surgery was very recently done, it may be a part of post op inflammation which will come down in course of time. Movement of the knee ( quadriceps exercises) to be continued until and unless there is pain. Cold pack to be kept over the knee joint about twice or thrice a day. If would be better to take a course of T.Cetirizine 10 mg H.S. because allergy to one of the tablets might have also added a component in these dots.
If the surgery was very recently done, it may be a part of post op inflammation which will come down in course of time. Movement of the knee ( quadriceps exercises) to be continued until and unless there is pain. Cold pack to be kept over the knee joint about twice or thrice a day. If would be better to take a course of T.Cetirizine 10 mg H.S. because allergy to one of the tablets might have also added a component in these dots.
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