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What Does Skin Tag On Tongue Indicate?

Hi. I have skin tag on the top of my tongue and I wanted to learn which type of doctor is best to see and what is the best way to get it removed. It started as a small bump almost two months ago and has gotten a but larger so that it is similar to a skin tag now
Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Hello. Thank you for consulting with HCM.
As you are mentioning that you have skin tag present on your tongue, better you should visit an oral medicine specialist for proper examination and diagnosis. Based on your description there can be two possibilities for this skin tag , first it can be possible that this might have occurred because of trauma on tongue called as pyogenic granuloma. Or it can just be a granular cell tumor.
In both the cases you have to get it removed.
Hope it will help you.
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Dentist, Implantology,  Dr. Govindaraj's  Response
Skin tags are papillomas. Similarly you could have a papilloma on the tongue. You can an oral surgeon to excise it using laser would be beneficial.
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What Does Skin Tag On Tongue Indicate?

Hello. Thank you for consulting with HCM. As you are mentioning that you have skin tag present on your tongue, better you should visit an oral medicine specialist for proper examination and diagnosis. Based on your description there can be two possibilities for this skin tag , first it can be possible that this might have occurred because of trauma on tongue called as pyogenic granuloma. Or it can just be a granular cell tumor. In both the cases you have to get it removed. Hope it will help you.