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A member asked:
I used a heating pad at 6 weeks on belly for 20 minutes on high and then on my back. could i have caused harm?
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No worries: If the skin looks normal, no worries. What will be, will be. Many things are possible in life, so we can't about "sweatin' the small stuff", as they say.
Answered 2/5/2016
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