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Botfly. Don't cut, they dig deeper.

The proper solution is a thick layer of petroleum jelly over your skin. The larva has to come up to breathe eventually (~hours). Use tweezers and grab it. Gross, but perfectly safe.



There are great YouTube videos documenting this process btw. :-)




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