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jdirect wrote:Is irritation just being itchy or is it pain? Many people have just anal skin tag rather than fissure and so are misdiagnosed. Anal skin tag may be itchy without pain and it does not bleed.
suzyljank wrote:When no blood is present it can indicate the fissure is no longer acute but chronic. Not enough blood flow is getting to the area anymore and that's part of why the fissure won't heal.
suzyljank wrote:Skin tags form to protect the injury or fissure. Most CRS will not remove skin tags unless it's absolutely necessary because more can form at the same site or they can fail to heal. I've had LIS and double advancement flaps and my CRS did not remove the skin tags that we outside the flap area. When you heal they tend to shrink and become just extra skin.
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