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Mole excisional biopsy with stitches sleeping question

JoleighcFeb 15, 2016
I recently got a mole biopsied on my breast. It was twice the size of an eraser, and required a few stitches. I had the stitches removed after 10 days, and my wound reopened a little so I have steri strips now. I'm just wondering if I'm okay to sleep on that side of my breast without harming it considering the wound opened. They didn't tell me.

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