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How long does it take for a vulvar abscess and cellulitis to heal using antibiotics
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Depends on drainage: The healing process is much more rapid if the labial abscess is large and has been incised and drained in addition to the use of antibiotics. If not, antibiotics work much more slowly in the closed space of a Bartholin gland abscess(labial).
Answered 10/1/2018
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