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Does geographic tongue disappear eventually?
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Comes and goes: Geographic tongue will change its appearance over time and may disappear. This is a harmless condition and no treatment is needed. Don't worry about geographic tongue.
Answered 11/4/2013
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No: Geographic tongue is a permanent benign condition and there is no treatment that is guaranteed to make the patches go away.
Answered 8/21/2014
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If this is a permanent condition, why did I have geographic tongue as a baby and than it disappeared until now (26 yrs later)?
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