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This scab on my lip keeps falling off and won't stay on. will i get an infection?
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Get seen: the concern is not infection: an ulcer on the lip that won't heal should be biopsied. A plastic surgeon will be able to diagnose and definitively treat
Answered 1/5/2019
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