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   What is a skin tag?

   • A skin tag is a common soft harmless lesion that appears to hang off the skin. It is also described as: Skin tags develop in both men and women as they grow older. They are skin coloured or darker and range in size from 1mm to 5cm. They are most often found in the skin folds (neck, armpits, groin).

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   Can skin tags be removed?

   • Skin tags are also referred to as acrochordons. There's no specific treatment for them, but the growths can be removed if they're irritating or bothersome. Skin tags look like a small mole hanging off the skin, sometimes by a tiny stalk. The growths are round and soft.

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   How do dermatologists treat skin tags?

   • The treatment that your dermatologist uses will depend on the size of the skin tag, where it appears on your body, and other considerations. Your dermatologist may use: Cryosurgery: During this treatment, your dermatologist applies an extremely cold substance like liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy the skin tag.

   Skin tags: Why they develop, and how to remove them

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   What is a skin tag acrochordon?

   • Skin tags are small, often pedunculated, skin-coloured or brown papules that occur most frequently where there are skin folds. Common sites are the neck, axillae, groin and eyelids. They are also known as acrochordons. They are usually 0.2 to 0.5 cm in diameter. How common are skin tags? (Epidemiology) 1

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2. www.nhs.uk › conditions › skin-tagsSkin tags - NHS

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   Treatment for skin tags. Skin tags do not need to be removed, but if they're causing problems they can be removed: using heat; by freezing them; by cutting them off with a surgical blade or scissors; Once a skin tag is removed it does not usually return.

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   • What Are Skin tags?
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   Skin tags are small, often pedunculated, skin-coloured or brown papules that occur most frequently where there are skin folds. Common sites are the neck, axillae, groin and eyelids. They are also known as acrochordons. They are usually 0.2 to 0.5 cm in diameter.

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   Skin tags are very common and may occur in up to half of the population.

   They occur in men and in women and incidence increases with age.

   They occur more commonly in pregnancy.

   The most common sites for skin tags are the neck, the axillae and the groin.

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   It may be that skin tags are caused by irritation and chaffing as skin folds rub together.

   They may be more common at sites where rubbing of clothing over skin occurs.

   Insulin resistance may play a part.4

   Human papillomavirus (HPV) may possibly play a role in pathogenesis.5

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   Diagnosis is usually apparent from the typical appearance. Skin tags are usually pedunculated and have been described as looking as though they hang from the skin. They may also be sessile. By Jmarchn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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   Filiform wartshave fine finger-like projections on the surface and tend to be firmer on palpation.

   Melanocytic naevican also be pedunculated but have a broader base.

   Molluscum contagiosumlesions tend to have broader bases, be dome-shaped, and have a dimpled centre.

   Seborrhoeic keratoseshave a broad base.

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   Skin tags do not have malignant potential but can be removed due to irritation or for cosmetic reasons, although this usually has to be done privately rather than by the NHS. Small skin tags may be removed by snipping off with a pair of sharp scissors or by applying a ligature round the base. If the base is fine no anaesthetic is needed and little ...

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   May 1, 2023 · Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin, but often develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms. They may be the same color as your skin or darker. Some are pink.

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   What is a skin tag? A skin tag is a common soft harmless lesion that appears to hang off the skin. It is also described as: Acrochordon; Papilloma; Fibroepithelial polyp; Soft fibroma; Pedunculated (this means it is on a stalk) Filiform (this means it is thread-like) Skin tags develop in both men and women as they grow older. They are skin ...

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   Jun 12, 2024 · A skin tag is a small piece of harmless skin growth or benign tumor. Tags are benign and don’t become cancerous if left untreated. Learn more.

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   Oct 10, 2023 · Skin tags are small, soft, round skin growths that develop on more than half of adults. Here's what you should know about skin tags.

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   Nov 19, 2021 · A skin tag is a very common benign lesion composed of loose fibrous tissue and occurring mainly on the neck and major flexures as a small, soft pedunculated lesion. This chapter is set out as follows: History. Clinical findings. Images. Management. History. Lesions are asymptomatic unless they catch on clothing or jewellery. Clinical findings.