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How long does it take abdominal muscles to repair, swelling to subside post diep flap surgery for breast recon surgery. how long do wound take to heal?
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Mastectomy surgery: After mastectomy for breast surgery, rectus muscle reconstruction of a breast will have swelling and pain, which will gradually subside over approximately 6-8 weeks. True "healing" may take longer for all the swelling to resolve. Check with your surgeon to make sure progress is going as expected.
Answered 2/27/2019
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