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I shaved my lower legs with a dull razor and immediately had red pinpoint spots in clusters - petechaie? taking weeks to fade.

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Dr. Glynis Ablon answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Irritation from dull: razor/ trauma vs infection from old razor. Try just OTC hyrdocortisone if not better see derm

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 9/26/2019

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Give it time: Small hemorrhages in the skin will fade with time. Let it heal by itself, intervention can only make it worse.

Dr Jaiswal agreed

Answered 9/26/2019

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A member asked:

I shaved my lower legs with a dull razor and immediately had red pinpoint spots in clusters - petechaie? taking weeks to fade.

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Glynis Ablon answered

Dr Munshower agreed

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Jaiswal agreed

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