What are ways to get rid of skin tag under the tongue?

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Dr Paul Ang

General Practitioner

Hi, this depends on the size of the skin tag. We usually can leave them alone as they are usually not cancerous. For larger ones, we usually remove them under local anaesthesia. We usually inject/apply a numbing agent, then remove it with a minor procedure. This is usually quite straightforward.

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