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Have a small white flesh strip hanging on the underside of my tongue been there for 2 days. it looks like a skin tag .it hurts and is about the size of a grain of rice. should i be worried ?

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Dr. Stanley Katz answered

Derm/dentist if stay: prob nothing serious and may disappear on its own, but if continues for more than a week, see your dermatologist/dentist just to be sure.

Answered 12/28/2019

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A member asked:

Have a small white flesh strip hanging on the underside of my tongue been there for 2 days. it looks like a skin tag .it hurts and is about the size of a grain of rice. should i be worried ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Katz answered

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