An apparatus is provided for placement in a wound to treat and promote healingof the wound by suctioning unwanted fluids and debris from the wound. The apparatusincludes a suction head peg made of multi-fibered material that is softenablein the human body by body fluids. A membrane and cuff are included for attachmentto the body, and a suction tube is in operable communication with the suction headpeg and a suction pump to provide suction at the suction head peg. While the stiffenedpeg is capable of insertion into the body, it is designed to soften in fluid suchas the body fluids with which the peg comes into contact after insertion into thewound or abscess. This softening allows the peg to change shape and conform tothe shrinking wound or abscess cavity as material is suctioned therefrom.
