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I have small lacerations on my liver from a car wreck four days ago. how long will they be healed up? they are only about two centimeters long
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About 6 weeks: But 80% will be fibrotic by about 3 weeks. Healing is a process which takes aboutn2 years for stable wound healing to mature.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Quickly: They should heal completely by about three weeks. Of course you must avoid further injury.
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