Tags . . . ewww

[Faithe]

This is my last year in high school and I just found this little lump on my chest. Turns out it was a skin tag. Who has them? Who had them? Was it painful to get rid of it? My doctor said it was unique because only people overweight get them but I'm not overweight.

[Takedown3]

i'm 28 and i have close to 10 in my left armpit - i haven't gotten around to going to the doctor to get them checked out to make sure they are cool but i will soon.

shouldnt be much to worry about, get to the doctor if u are concerned

[Yangsing]

a what...

[tyven]

that shit sounds gross

[Ramor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_tag
sounds gross, looks gross, looks like they're almost poppable though >.>;

[Suited Aces]

I found one on my neck about two months ago. I just ripped it off. Bled like crazy for a half hour. Hasn;t come back and i have no mark where it was. I'm not overweight either.

[Not Kuno]

I have a small one on my eyelid.

[tyven]

having 10 of anything in one's armpit cant be good for business

[Faithe]

Yeah, my doctor froze it for me to remove it. I don't want to get it again and he said it is common. Why doesn't grown up tell you about stuff like this?

[Tristam]

I think I had a couple of these too, I just used a tiny bit of liquid wart remover and after a week or so they just fell off.

[Dimmauk]

I've heard they can spread.

[Tyche]

No skin tags but I have a small skin colored mole (not brown) under my right should blade. Also have a brown mole right in the middle of my torso. Probably seen it in one of the many sexy topless pictures I've posted.

[Bunnykillah]

I have one on my neck, been tempted to just pull it off(its hardly connected). But I am a sucker for pain.

[Faithe]

I've heard they can spread.

Shit I hope you are kidding.

[tyven]

I have one on my neck, been tempted to just pull it off(its hardly connected). But I am a sucker for pain.

close your eyes and pull! just do it, get that shit off, OH MY GOD ITS GROSS

[Norelco]

I used to have them, but since I started working out and losing weight they have been going away. Just curious...do any of you with skin tags consider yourself overweight?

[Faithe]

I used to have them, but since I started working out and losing weight they have been going away. Just curious...do any of you with skin tags consider yourself overweight?

I'm 5'8 and I weight 156 lbs, so no.

[Dimmauk]

What is a skin tag?

A skin tag is a common, acquired benign skin growth that looks like a small piece of hanging skin. Skin tags are often described as bits of skin- or flesh-colored tissue that projects from the surrounding skin from a small, narrow stalk. They typically occur in characteristic locations including the neck, underarms, eyelids, and under the breasts (especially where underwire bras rub directly beneath the breasts). Although skin tags may vary somewhat in appearance, they are usually smooth or slightly wrinkled and irregular, flesh-colored or slightly more brown, and hang from the skin by a small stalk. Early or beginning skin tags may be as small as a flattened pinpoint-sized bump around the neck. Some skin tags may be as large as a big grape.

Where do skin tags occur?

Skin tags can occur almost anywhere there is skin. However, favorite areas for tags are the eyelids, neck, armpits, upper chest (particularly under the female breasts), and groin folds. Tags are typically thought to occur in characteristic locations where skin rubs against skin or clothing.

Who tends to get skin tags?

Nearly half of the population is reported to have skin tags at some time. Although tags are generally acquired (not present at birth) and may occur in anyone, more often they arise in adulthood. They are much more common in middle age and they tend to increase in prevalence up to age 60. Children and toddlers may also develop skin tags in the underarm and neck areas. Since they are thought to arise more readily in areas of skin friction or rubbing, tags are also more common in overweight people.

Hormone elevations, such as those seen during pregnancy, may cause an increase in the formation of skin tags, as skin tags are more frequent in pregnant women. Tags may be easily removed during or after pregnancy.

Skin tags are a benign condition and not directly associated with any other major medical conditions, since tags are commonly found on healthy people.

[Norelco]

I'm 5'8 and I weight 156 lbs, so no.

guy or girl?

Ah, the dude's post above me says "tags are also more common in overweight people."

I'm right!

[Faithe]

guy or girl?

What? What does that have to do with skin tags?