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Lynchburg, VA
A 19-year-old female asked:

I have cyst/pimple on buttcheek (not pilonidal) and some sort of zit on my other buttcheek. both itchy, one is huge and hurts. what is it? why so many

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Dr. Glenn Messina
Aesthetic Medicine 37 years experience
Clean and dry: First do you wear sweaty shorts etc, athletic? this area is prone to pimples in persons who have a constant moist area swimmers, beach goers, athletes etc. I would have the large painful one checked make sure its not an abscess or early abscess.
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