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There is a long hair in my anus. i tried pulling it on, but it hurts. is this normal? this has hapened twice

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Normal: You can pluck it if you can take some brief pain. If it is a big annoyance, you can get electrolysis or laser for permanent removal.

Answered 9/9/2016

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A member asked:

There is a long hair in my anus. i tried pulling it on, but it hurts. is this normal? this has hapened twice

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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