A 16-year-old male asked:
I have a black bot near my anus which seems like a skin tag and i want to know if theres a way i can remove it myself?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Yvette Kratzberganswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
See a Dr.: Not possible to remove yourself without danger of injury or infection. See a Dr for evaluation and treatment. Since it is dark colored, it may need to be sent for pathology to rule out melanoma.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
I have these dark colors bumps on my left libia and one reminds me of a skin tag. Then IV noticed I have 4 near my anus but they look just like skinta?
Dr. Robert Stachleranswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 33 years experience
Bumps in the groin: Check with your ob/gyn to make sure they are just skin tags. Of if you have been sexually active they could be something else. Just get it checked and... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
I have a normal skin colored small bubble like skin tag externally on my anus, is this warts or hemmerhoids?
Dr. Marvin Ottanswered
Emergency Medicine 22 years experience
Hard to say: without doing an exam. Go see your doctor so that he or she can perform an exam and get an accurate diagnosis, and prescribe proper treatment if neede... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
I have a small skin tag like structure that developed on my anus which could be an external hemorrhoid but im not certain.
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Doctor can examine: One's doctor first has to examine it to see if it is a hemorrhoid or something else. Hemorrhoids can be internal or external, or a person can have bot... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
I have a number of very small skin tags around my anus. They're not painful, but they do tend to get itchy. Periodically blood can be seen.
Dr. Nayla Mumnehanswered
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Skin lesions: These may be warts, they need to be evaluated, you may have a transmissible sexual disease or some may turn malignant, please see a dermatologist.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
I may have BV or yeast infection but thats not what is worrying me.I notice like a skin tag between my vagina and anus, I have no clue why help?
A Verified Doctoranswered
42 years experience
Common: Skin tags are common. You can go to a dermatologist to have them removed.
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