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I have a couple of tiny thorns in my butt cheek and cannot get them out (been there about one month). will they eventually be absorbed by my body?

Q: i have a couple of tiny thorns in my butt cheek and cannot get them out (been there about one month). will they eventually be absorbed by my body?

: The thorns are more likely to expelled rather than absorbed. Usually an inflammatory reaction occurs around the foreign body and a small pimple forms and the healing process expels the item.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

The thorns are more likely to expelled rather than absorbed. Usually an inflammatory reaction occurs around the foreign body and a small pimple forms and the healing process expels the item.

Dr Colantino agreed

Answered 9/11/2022

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A member asked:

I have a couple of tiny thorns in my butt cheek and cannot get them out (been there about one month). will they eventually be absorbed by my body?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Colantino agreed

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