Symptoms of Poor Healing: Slow closure of wounds, formation of thick, keloid, or hypertrophic scars, and persistent tenderness
The timeline for peak results in these tissues is 4 to 6 months of consistent protocol adherence, not the 4-week improvements some internet resources suggest


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