Ingrown or herpes Please Help???

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had a very mild itch yesterday didnt last long. i did scratch the area a few times through the night woke up to a scab but the scab came off from me messing with it

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  • Posted

    if you zoom in you can see hair coming out but im still not sure

  • Posted

    how did it look before?

    • Posted

      skin color yesterday.. and when i woke up it had the scab... i also noticed it yesterday so im not sure how long its been there

  • Posted

    It looks like a herpes sore. get tested. this looks nothing like an ingrown. This is a pitted open sore.

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      even if theres no pain? .. i got unproteced oral march 28 and this my first sign i guess do u still think that can be the case???

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