Ew, But Yes Please—Doctor Advice for Skin Tag Removal at Home
Courtney Leiva
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If you’ve ever noticed a little fleshy piece of skin hanging off your neck, it could be a skin tag. And if it is, you may have contemplated researching how to handle skin tag removal at home. But before I give you the 411 on that process, here is some good news—you don’t have to worry about it being harmful to your health.
According to board-certified dermatologist Dr. Marisa K. Garshick, MD, these strange-looking growths typically aren’t cancerous. “Skin tags, also known as acrochordons or fibroepithelial polyps, are benign skin growths that appear as skin-colored growths that often stick out on a narrow stalk,” Garshick told me. “They can develop in areas of friction such as the...
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