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Is colostrum safe or beneficial to take post-surgery? what affect will it have on internal scar tissue?

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Has protein: The protein will help wound healing.

Answered 5/14/2013

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

See below: In all likelihood this will have no effect on internal scar tissue.

Dr Jackson agreed

Answered 4/24/2015

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