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    Glossary Skin Tags

    small, benign skin growths often found in skin folds

    Skin tags, also known as acrochordons, are small, benign growths that commonly appear on areas where the skin folds, such as the neck, armpits, groin, and eyelids. They are composed of collagen fibers and blood vessels surrounded by a layer of skin and are generally harmless, though they can sometimes become irritated or cosmetically bothersome.

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    1. Cross-sectional study of the association between skin tags and vascular risk factors in a bariatric clinic-based cohort of Irish adults with morbid obesity BMC Research Notes · 2020 · 4 citations
    2. A clinicoepidemiological study of skin tags and their association with metabolic syndrome Przegla̧d dermatologiczny · 2017 · 1 citations
    3. A Cross-Sectional Study Of The Association Between Skin Tags And Vascular Risk Factors In Patients With Severe And Complicated Obesity Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
    4. Metabolic syndrome in skin tags: a hospital based observational study International Journal of Research in Dermatology · 2021
    5. Cross-Sectional Study Of The Association Between Skin Tags And Vascular Risk Factors In A Bariatric Clinic-Based Cohort Of Irish Adults With Morbid Obesity Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
    6. Physiological changes in the skin during pregnancy Clinics in Dermatology · 1997 · 96 citations
    7. PHYSIOLOGIC SKIN CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 64 citations
    8. Metabolic syndrome and skin: Psoriasis and beyond Indian Journal of Dermatology · 2013 · 50 citations
    9. The Skin in Pregnancy Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · 2002 · 47 citations
    10. Skin manifestations of obesity: a comparative study Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2011 · 45 citations
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