Skin tags are common benign (non-cancerous) skin polyps. This image displays small, benign skin polyps called acrochordons (skin tags). This early adolescent has a single harmless skin tag (acrochordon) on the armpit. 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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Acrochordons, commonly known as skin tags, are small (usually about the size of a sesame seed), benign (noncancerous) flesh-colored skin growths. They can occur anywhere on the body, but they most often occur in areas where there is skin folding, such as the neck and armpits. Skin tags are painless unless they are irritated (such as being snagged on jewelry or clothing), and then they may become itchy or tender. While there is nothing that will prevent them from occurring, they are not contagious and a doctor can remove them. 
Last Modified: 27 Dec 2007

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