The state-funded fissure-mapping project is designed in large part to help with the obvious problems associated with blind fissures. The maps are tools that can help city planners and developers ...

If you have Crohn’s disease, you know that day-to-day life can be challenging. But besides the condition itself, there are other complications that can literally be a pain in the butt. These are ...

You can typically treat an acute anal fissure at home if you’ve had mild symptoms for fewer than 6 weeks. An anal fissure is a common condition. It’s a superficial tear in the skin near the anus.

Anal fissures can be unpleasant; there's really no other way to put it. They can cause burning, stinging, bleeding, and itching that can decrease your quality of life, at least for a short while. The ...

Hemorrhoids are lumps that result from swollen veins around your anus. Fissures are skin tears in your anus and are more likely to cause pain and lead to complications. Hemorrhoids happen when veins ...

Skin fissures are cracks in the skin that form due to intense dryness and thickened skin. Doctors may recommend different treatment techniques depending on whether the fissures are shallow or deep. In ...

Like other injuries, the signs that an anal fissure is healing are when it no longer bleeds or causes pain and when the wound starts to close. Anal fissures may heal at different rates depending on ...