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I have a skin tag that i've had for as long as i can remember. its in my armpit. its normally brown in color and turned partly black & hard overnight?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Torsion: Twisting the tag can cause an infarction of it. This means the blood supply was turned off and the tissue has died. It is likely to dry-up and drop off. If not it is very easy to remove it. No stitches.

Answered 6/13/2016

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A member asked:

I have a skin tag that i've had for as long as i can remember. its in my armpit. its normally brown in color and turned partly black & hard overnight?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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