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A member asked:
Small cut on my perineal raphe and have about 1/4 inch or smaller of hangin skin i have clean with peroxide n neosporin what is healing time?
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See DR: Probably easy to fix. Throw away the peroxide and neosporin as these are of no value and often cause reactions.
Answered 1/11/2018
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