Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us are born with and live all our lives with a million little freckles, moles, and birthmarks that we don’t even notice.

As you approach middle age, small, benign skin growths better known as skin tags oftentimes begin to form around the eyes, on the back, chest and neck and under the armpits where skin rubs together.

Genetics, age, obesity, and hormone imbalances can all contribute to skin tag development, although the cause is not always clear. Removal options include cryotherapy and excision. Skin tags, or ...