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Pink, slightly raised, 6 mm lesion on face has responded to coconut oil and exfoliating scrub and is almost healed. should a doctor still look at it?
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No: So long as a skin lesion resolves in a tiely fashion and does not recur there is no concern about serious pathology.
Answered 6/10/2015
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