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I have scab on upper lip i keep picking at it and peeling the scab off its always watery but blessed after.. what should i do?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Scab: You have to quit picking at it. Perhaps a bandage over it would keep you from picking it.

Answered 8/5/2016

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