Fever after surgery: Surgeries such as yours results in areas of blood collections as part of healing. As these blood cells breakdown and resorbed by our bodies, mild toxins are released into the bloodstream. These mild toxins will frequently cause low grade fevers. If redness and/or tenderness accompanies a fever then infection becomes a possibility.
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