A member asked:

I woke up to this red line that goes down my right breast- doesn't hurt not raised. its like a scratch but doesn't hurt but wont go away.. saw gyn 2 weeks he did breast exam seemed normal, worrysome?

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Probably just a: Scratch mark. Try applying otc cortizone and neosporin cream (neomycin and polymyxin b). Hopefully they'd work. Take care!

Answered 12/10/2013

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Healing time: Your description of this lesion is compatible with a scratch of the skin which has gone deeper than the epidermis causing some blood clot to appear. A good healing time of 4 to 6 weeks should make that scratch disappear without any lump beneath it. If you feel some induration or a lump beneath it, then follow up exam by your doctor is in order.

Answered 7/10/2015

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