Dear Doctors: I turned 46 years old last winter, and all of a sudden I started getting skin tags. I worried it might be a sign of skin cancer, but my sister insists they’re harmless. Is that true?

Skin tag removal by healthcare providers is safer than home removal. Attempting to remove skin tags at home may cause scarring, infection, or excessive bleeding. Skin tags may not need removal unless ...

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If you have skin, you know that all kinds of hard bumps, rough patches, rashes and zit-like mini-mountains can show up from time to time. Some, like moles that change shape or color, are important to ...

Some of the spots and marks that pop up on your skin can be serious, but skin tags in general are not. Soft and smooth, their color can vary: they are usually the same tone as the rest of your skin, ...

While they’re typically harmless, skin tags are one of those embarrassing skincare problems that are virtually impossible to conceal (I mean, they’re fleshy bumps, not flat blemishes, after all).

Skin tags and moles are different types of skin growths. Skin tags occur on the skin’s surface, while moles tend to have roots and a deeper base. Skin tags are common skin growths that can develop ...