The most common location for an anal fissure in both men and women (90% of all fissures) is the midline posteriorly in the anal canal, the part of the anus nearest the spine. Fissures are more common posteriorly because of the configuration of the muscle that surrounds the anus. This muscle complex, referred to as the external and internal anal sphincters, underlies and supports the anal canal. The sphincters are oval-shaped and are best supported at their sides and weakest posteriorly. When tears occur in the anoderm, therefore, they are more likely to be posterior. In women, there also is weak support for the anterior anal canal due to the presence of the vagina anterior to the anus. For this reason, 10% of fissures in women are anterior, while only 1% are anterior in men.
Reference - http://www.medicinenet.com/anal_fissure/article.htm
Hope that helps Macy and i am glad my avator made you smile !!
I can see where the tip of mine has healed, it looks like a pinkish scar now instead of an open paper cut ! KOW..
Have you had a follow up appointment to see how your fissure is ?

Thanks Tabby!
No I had a two week follow up and two month follow up with my CRS. He said he didn't want to look because he didn't want to reinjure the area and as long as I was not having any discharge or different problems I would heal.

One other thing, you said you used a q-tip to clean and had just recently stopped...what did you use on the q-tip to clean?

No worries
That is fair play !
It's the strengthening of the area which takes its time, we will get there i am sure
Oh I used qtip and salt water for the first 10 weeks, totally OCD ! Then just bolied water !

I never cleaned inside, just the outside. My CRS said there was no reason because cleanliness of the fissure didn't matter. I think that is such crap! So I just started cleaning when I read you guys do.

My CRS told me that keeping that area super clean and dry made me heal ahead of time

Mine told me to keep it very dry.

How far up did you put the q-tip? Fiss--you kept it dry but still applied the ointment you made right?
I had my hubby try and look up the butt (haha that was fun) last night to see what he could see and nothing. I tried too but cannot seem to see it. I know obviouslythe fissure is there but it's farther up I think than I thought. I think it's skinny which makes it hard to see. Also, it looks to me as if there is some skin/muscle?? that may be in there that looks weird to me, almost as if it is in the middle of the opening of my butt. My hubby said my butt looks the same as it did before so he doesn't see anything to worry about.

You may have the beginnings or either the remnants of a skin tag.
It's probably good you can't see it, that must mean it is tiny, which will make it much easier to heal!

Is a skin tag a bad thing? I mean can it still heal if that is there or is that good?