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My 9 week baby was born with skin tag on cheek & cartilage under skin near ears, if we remove tag & leave cartilage is there a harm of keeping it?
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No Harm: Removal of the skin tag and cartilage is cosmetic, not medical.
Answered 1/5/2019
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