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What Are Blue Spots on My Legs And What is the Remedy?

Tiffy_Aug 29, 2011
I'm 16 and Blue Spots Are on my Legs.  Today I was out walking around alot more than usual (7am-12). I came home and my legs were hurting so I looked down and there are blue rings around my ankles and my knees are blue with a few blotches here and there. My legs have been elevated for a bit but they are still a bit blue. PS: I'm 90lb, 5'3" but I eat alot I'm not very active during the summer I had surgery for fibroidadenoma 2 months ago when I was 15

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Dr. Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
Dr. Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Harlow Hollis, MD
Dr. Harlow Hollis, MD
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Answered on Aug 31, 2011
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Dr. Daniel I. Wasserman, MD
Dr. Daniel I. Wasserman, MD
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