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Is a scar on your leg that's gone numb serious?
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No: Scars are usually" numb" to start with. .It has not become numb suddenly, but you have just noticed it.Over a period of time some feeling will come back.Different scar will have different type of feeling if one looks at it critically.
Answered 4/30/2013
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No : Not unless it bothers you.
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