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Cause and Treatment of Fleshy Moles?
asked 2 years ago by scooterny in New York
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
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Tags: body, skin tags
Over the past few years, I have started getting many very fleshy moles (skin tags), mostly in my scalp, but now on other parts of the body. I have had a biopsy done and it came back negative. I would like to get them removed but there are now several and more keep popping up. What is causing this and what should I do?
1 answer to Cause and Treatment of Fleshy Moles?
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Friction
Skin tags medically referred to as soft fibromas, or fibro-epithelial polyps are caused by friction. This is the reason that they usually occur in such areas as the neck (collars and necklaces rubbing),armpits and groin (clothing). Since you are telling us that yours occur on the scalp, these probably are not skin tags at all( unless you work in vaudeville doing some kind of hat bit or catch for a baseball team).
So if you are asking what is causing your moles to develop, I would...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist