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A 34-year-old female asked:
The top of my butt crack splits/tears sometimes. it hurts like a cut. i use neosporin to heal. happening on/off for yrs. no thongs or obv cause. help?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 58 years experience
See Dr: Possible pilonidal sinus tract. May benefit from surgery. Neosporin will not help, might hurt: throw it away. Which SDT's? Treatment for acne? Melanoma? Where? How bad? How long?
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Last updated Mar 3, 2017
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