Skin growth

Skin growths –  skin tags , warts, cysts, black dots or growths on face (seborrheic keratosis)

Growths in skin occur due to plenty of reasons.

Most are simple growths due to

• the process of aging,
• sun damage,
• weight gain
• Insulin resistance etc –

They can be skin tags, seborrheic keratosis. While most growths are benign, there can be rare circumstances where they can be premalignant / malignant.

Some growths are infectious such as the wart. This can spread to become many when meddled with and can  also spread from one person to another.

Therefore, its always better to find out whether it is of any concern and decide over the treatment.