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I have a small pimple(?) on my buttocks near where it goes into the crack. and its painful to touch and move, i think it might just be a pimple or an ingrown hair. any tips?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Basics: Warm heat as a compress or heating pad may bring a small abscess to a point where it can drain/heal. If it persists and or worsens over time it may need to be opened/drained in the office. Rarely they are a peri-rectal abscess from a fistula inside & must be surgically explored/removed.

Answered 1/31/2020

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A member asked:

I have a small pimple(?) on my buttocks near where it goes into the crack. and its painful to touch and move, i think it might just be a pimple or an ingrown hair. any tips?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

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