What causes "skin flags" to grow on the body?

and what can be done to prvent their growth?

What causes "skin flags" to grow on the body?
I think you meant skin tag, which are also known as cutaneous papillomas or an acrochordons.





Skin tags are harmless, although they are sometimes irritated by clothing or jewelry. Why and how skin tags form is not entirely known, but there are correlations with age and obesity. They are more common in people with diabetes mellitus. It is estimated that by age 70, up to 59 percent of people have them. A genetic component (causation) is thought to exist.





Prior to the age of modern medicine, acrochordons were believed to be one sign of a witches' mark.
Reply:I think it is hormonal....or maybe it is because of global warming?
Reply:What the HELL is a skin flag? If you've got whatever that is, go to the doctor immediately. Sounds highly unnatural.
Reply:I have no clue,but just took my dog to the vet to have some removed, they were huge to, didn't know they could get that bad, but that's what the vet said our dog had. So apparently dogs can get them also, not saying that you are one. :)
Reply:ive never heard of this before..humm..
Reply:People with oily skin are prone to skin tags. Use a loo fa when bathing and rub those suckers off, a little bit at a time. Some, the flat ones, you will never get rid of without a Dr's. assistance. Some of them were burnt off by my Dermatologist.
Reply:they're called skin tags. Normal. Leave them be. Genetic.
Reply:That's skin t-a-g-s. And nothing.
Reply:Do you mean skin tags?


Some women get lots of them during pregnancy...so, yes...it must be hormonal. I also read somewhere that the growth of skin tags "can be" a symptom of diabetes.


Have your doctor remove them. It's not even painful at all.
Reply:My sister got Skin Tags with every single one of her 3 pregnancies. They are not harmful, yet if they annoy you and bother you appearance wise, your doctor can remove them with a simple and virtually painless procedure.





Good Luck =)

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