Shirley: How great to have you, your Breastfeeding Clinic, and Edmonton join us! Your posting about the incision-less treatment of a breast abcess was very interesting, and much less invasive. I recently had the opportunity to consult with a mother who had not successfully managed engorgement for her 1st and 2nd children...and developed abcesses both times which "required" cutting, leaving her with nice scars. This time I showed her how to hand-express and she is bfding successfully. What a joy! Roberta, the Mexican Milk Maid