Learn about skin tags, including what causes them, when they become irritated and when removal may be appropriate.
Skin tags are small, soft growths that hang from the skin.
They are extremely common and harmless. Skin tags often develop in areas where skin rubs together, such as the neck, armpits, groin and under the breasts.
Although harmless, skin tags can become irritated by shaving, jewellery or clothing.
The exact cause is not always clear, but skin tags are more common:
Assessment may be appropriate if a skin tag:
LivingCare provides surgical removal of skin tags under local anaesthetic or treatment with cryotherapy where appropriate.
Some skin tags do not require treatment.
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