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A small hard round thing about 3mm inside left earlobe right next to my 10 year old piercing. sometimes painful. :-(?
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Scar ?: Sounds like an old infection or irritation. If it is red and or oainful you need to have a doctor look to see if the area is infected
Answered 1/11/2016
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