Have you ever noticed pesky cracks on your heels or fingertips during the winter? These are skin fissures, a common problem that many people experience. They resemble tiny cuts or cracks in the skin.

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There's a 2-mile-long crack in the desert of Arizona. At 10 feet wide and up to 30 feet deep in some parts, it is the largest of its kind. It continues to grow. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More ...

On volcanoes, a fissure is an elongated fracture or crack at the surface from which lava erupts. Fissure eruptions typically dwindle to a central vent after a period of hours or days. Occasionally ...

It’s actually more like a pasty balm. It heals any dryness and insulates the skin’s surface.”—R.B. Uriage Bariéderm-CICA Ointment Fissures Cracks, $29, well.ca. 2. “I’ve been using Neutrogena’s ...

It's the plaques on the surrounding skin that can cause some symptoms ... of psoriasis and hopefully help heal the inflamed fissures or cracks that you can get in your skinfold areas.