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What Are Skin Spots That Look Like Normal Colored Warts Under The Arm?

Posted on Wed, 9 Feb 2022

Question: Can you tell me what these are they just appeared under my arm beside my breast some are red some are just normal color but look like warts.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Probably skin tags, they are not dangerous.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Your symptoms seem to be related to skin tags.
They are not dangerous.
They are small bumps of loose skin, which usually appear under the arm.
The causes are unknown.
They can be related to high blood fat and sugar.

They can be easily treated by a dermatologist if necessary.
The treatment consists in cryotherapy, which is freezing the skin tag with liquid nitrogen.
If they are bigger they can be removed by electorsurgery which is a small procedure.

Hope my answer was helpful. If you have any other question Ill be glad to help.
Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (28 minutes later)

But they all appeared at once kind of like a rash but they look more like warts.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably related to insulin resistance, follow the advice below.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

An immediate outbreak of skin tags can be related to insulin resistance.
They can be related to a built up of insulin inside the skin cells.

I suggest you to check out:
- Glucose blood levels
- Triglyceride blood levels
- HgbA1c which is a test that measures the average blood sugar over the previous two to three months.

Hope I helped you.
Take care,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
General & Family Physician

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad