As with any other tissue - if you cut the area and allow them to stay together, they will grow back - but a breastfed baby will use it over and over and it is bathed in that wonderful, healing liquid - it heals open, not closed - at least that has been my experience! Jeanette *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html