Chronic anal fissures are tears in the tissue of the anal canal that last for more than 8 weeks. Unlike acute fissures that often heal on their own, chronic anal fissures require medical treatment.

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.

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 ...

A digital rectal exam, which may be painful, may be needed if a definitive diagnosis of anal fissures cannot be made based on a patient’s history. 1 Anoscopy, which also may be painful, can be used to ...

An anal fissure is a tear in the lining of the anal canal, or a cut or tear in the anus region, that extends into the anal canal. It can result from constipation, anal sex, infections, and other ...