TAGS/MOLES & WARTS

• Tags are a common type of benign skin tumor, rarely found on younger people.
• Tags are typically your skin color.
• Tags consist of a fibro vascular core containing nerve cells.
• Tags can appear anywhere on the body where there is soft skin tissue and most commonly found on the face, neck and arm pits.
• Tags come in many shapes and sizes, most are small and elongated, some are horizontally raised

The three types of Moles:

• Common Nevi has a distinct edge, its coloration is pink, tan, or brown and is the type with the least risk of developing into cancerous melanoma.
• Dysplastic Nevi often has edges that are not perfectly round, they can be flat or raised and can also develop into cancerous melanoma.
• Congenital Nevi are moles that you are born with, or develop soon after birth, and is the type with highest risk of developing into cancerous melanoma.

Viral Warts (HPV)

• HPV is a contagious skin virus.
• Common warts are hard and rough, ¼” in diameter or smaller, typically occurring on the hands.
• Planters’ warts occur on the sole of the feet, usually covered by a callous.
• Genital warts are tiny and soft and are sexually transmitted.

Non-viral Warts  (Seborrheic Keratosis)

•  Commonly known as 'old age warts', they are a noncancerous (benign) tumor.
•  Most common on men's head, back and shoulders, on women, it's mostly on the torso.
•  Coloration is brown, black, gray and a mix of colors.
• Typically hard and rough, but there is a less common variety that is smooth. 
• The causation is unknown, however they are often found within families.