Skin tags are common benign (non-cancerous) skin polyps. This image displays loosely hanging acrochordons (skin tags). Skin tags are frequently found on the neck. This image displays small, benign skin polyps called acrochordons (skin tags). This image displays a lesion with a thin "stalk" typical of skin tags (acrochordons). This image displays a typical acrochordon (skin tag) on the neck.
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Skin tags are common benign (non-cancerous) skin polyps.
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Skin tags are most commonly found on the eyelids, neck, armpits, and groin area. They are flesh-colored growths on a thin stalk, ranging in size from small to large.
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2007

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