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Skin tags

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In short

Skin tags are soft, skin-colored growths on the skin.

Worth knowing2

  • Skin tags often grow where your skin rubs together or where there are folds in your skin.

    NHS website
  • Skin tags do not need to be removed, but if they cause problems they can be removed.

    NHS website

What to avoid1

  • Do not try to remove a skin tag yourself unless a health care provider recommends it.

    NHS website

See a provider if1

  • See a health care provider if a skin tag gets bigger; becomes painful; starts bleeding; develops into lots of skin tags.

    NHS website

Sources

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