Talk:Acrochordon

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The article says that

They are more common in people with diabetes mellitus, and in women.

However, one of the linked articles (on emedicine) states that "An equal prevalence of acrochordons exists in males and females." This same article mentions the 59% by age 70 stat. Does anyone have a contradictory source before I change it?

No one's commented with a source, so I snipped the "and in women."--Starwed 05:52, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Treatment

Wouldn't the same treatments for removing warts be the same for skin tags? I say this because there's over-the-counter treatments available for wart removal such as acids and home cryosurgery kits. --YoungFreud 06:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

From my personal experience, no. Skin tags are not warts or benign tumors like this article states. They are pieces of skin that form as a result of the friction, heat and moisture that occur in the areas of the body where they form. They are just stretched-out pieces of skin. Putting acid on the will get the same results as putting acid on any other part of your skin.

Not really... I've got one that I was definitely born with. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.195.186.43 (talk) 05:25, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ICD-9 Coding for Acrochordon (skin tag)

Although an acrochordon is classified as a benign neoplasm, it should be coded as a skin tag--which has a specific ICD-9 listing (701.9). Tags are listed under a separate CPT Code (88304).