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Red Scar On The Leg For The Baby. Concerned?
I am writing about my 9 month old son. I had socks on him the other night when he went to bed (he kicks the blanket off, so I try to keep him as warm as I can). I happened to notice a small red line (just looks like a small red scratch) which I figured was from the socks leaving a mark. Well it's been a few days and it is still there so I read up about it a little online and seen that this can be common with babies and the socks. My question is will it go away? The way I'm understanding is that it's somewhat like a bruise underneath the skin or broken blood vessels. Also, is there anything that I should be doing, ice, warm cloths, etc ? Hes in absolutely no pain from it and like I mentioned its a very small red scratch looking line on the back of the calf. Thank you!!
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Mon, 12 Aug 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your query.
The pressure of the socks can be the culprit of causing the bruise like effect on the leg. If it is actually a bruise then it shall take about 5-7 days for the mark to disappear. Since it is not hurting your son you can wait and watch. There is not need to apply anything on the mark.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing your son all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
Thank you for your query.
The pressure of the socks can be the culprit of causing the bruise like effect on the leg. If it is actually a bruise then it shall take about 5-7 days for the mark to disappear. Since it is not hurting your son you can wait and watch. There is not need to apply anything on the mark.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing your son all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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