Recently Answered Questions
All the answers published in this website are written by verified medical doctors, therapists and health experts. The Content has been moderated by iCliniq medical review team before publication. Post your medical clarifications on iCliniq by choosing the right specialty and get them answered. Your medical queries will be answered 24/7 by top doctors from iCliniq.
How to treat a painful skin tag near my anus?
Query: Hello doctor, I have recently got a skin tag near the anus. It is painful to excrete. There is a pain the whole day and there were even blood stains once. I am really scared and embarrassed too. Excretion has become a scary thing for me now. Please tell me how to solve this problem. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, it could either be an acrochordon (skin tag) or a filiform wart. It can be confirmed only after examining. For skin tags, no creams or tablet will help resolve the issue because a skin tag is an extension of the normal skin. The treatment option ... Read Full »
What is the treatment for skin tag in my groin area?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 42-year-old male. I have what looks like a mole or skin tag in my groin area. The mole or tag itself does not hurt. The mole or tag is soft and rubbery. I noticed a hard boil like a lump under the tag or mole a couple of weeks ago. When I squeeze it, blood would come out. It did ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachments (attachment removed to protect patient identity). This is an acrochordon (skin tag) which must be secondarily infected due to constant squeezing. Groin area, armpits, and neck are the common site of skin tags. Was there color chang... Read Full »
Why do I get multiple skin tags in my shoulder area?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29-year-old male. I have been getting multiple skin tags on my shoulder areas. Recently, I found a small skin tag looking like a thing on my scrotum. It is raised and not painful and more verticle than horizontal. It does not feel firm; it is more like fluid and does not hurt when... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please send a few more photographs (attachment removed to protect patient identity) taken from different angles and distances of all affected lesions. What are your weight and height? Do you have any systemic disease? Are you obese? I am looking forward to your response... Read Full »
The attached picture is a skin tag on my testicle. Please comment the solution.
Query: Hello doctor, I am hoping you can answer this question for me. I am submitting a photo of what I am hoping is a skin tag. I have had this for years but never asked about it. It is on my testicles. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, it seems like a tag (acrochordon). Another possibility is that of a wart. Is it soft and swishy when you squeeze it? Or is it firm? A skin tag either has to be removed with a cautery machine or it can be fulgurated. Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am male, 42 years old, height is 5'25", weight is 198.41 Ibs. For the past 20 years, I have skin tags in my neck, underarms, nose and around my eyes. No medications are taken till now. Kindly suggest me any tablet or an ointment to remove my skin tags. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Go for laser or RF (radio frequency) removal. No such creams and tablets are available and do not use any home remedy as it is only going to harm you. Thank you. Read Full »
What are the tiny bumps present on my penis and inner thigh?
Query: Hi doctor, I have these on my penis, ears and inner thigh. I have had them for over 10 years and they did not get red or inflamed. Also, you cannot pick them off. I am married and it did not get spread to my wife. What is it? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you please upload a picture? So that, I can review it. They may be simple skin tags, but it is hard to tell without a picture. Please also share if you have any history of STD (sexually transmitted disease) in the past and if you were tested for any recently. Read Full »