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I have a six finger on my left hand, will be having surgery tomorrow it is infective taking pain med and antobo. will this infection cause prob?

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It could: Contact surgical team. Surgeons tend to postpone non emergent surgeries until an infection or wound has healed.

Dr Raff agreed

Answered 3/22/2020

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