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I had an abscess on my left breast drained by surgery 3/4/14. it gets pack once a day by a nurse..why does it take a six weeks to close and heal up?
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Damaged tissue: You have an area of damaged tissue which has been removed surgically and still has inflammation around it and this takes time for tissue to regrow and to fill in.
Answered 3/13/2014
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