Dear Folks:
    Deep wounds need to heal from the inside, or deepest part, to the
outside. If this mother has a deep incision to reach and drain the abscess,
the upper part of the incision has to be kept open so the base will heal.
That is the concept behind packing a wound: to keep the top of the hole open
so the base can fill in.
    Surface healing would leave a pocket underneath, which could be a focus
for another infection.
    Nutritional supplements would be helpful along with the packing/repacking.
    Warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CSTP
Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; northeastern USA)
supporter of the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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