【英语时差8，16】胎记
时间：2015-10-19 05:59:31
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Don: I have the weirdest2 looking mole3 under my arm.
Yael: Hold it. Put that arm back down. I don't want to see your
weird1 mole. Why don't you just tell me what's weird about it?
D: Well, it's not a round dot like my other
moles4, but more like a flesh-colored
raisin5. The way it's attached to my skin, it stretches outward like a tiny
appendage6.
Y: It sounds like you're talking about a skin tag, not a mole. It's a common mistake to confuse the two. The scientific term for a skin tag is acrochordon, and it's simply a flesh-colored growth that hangs from the skin by a thin piece of tissue called a stalk. They're more common as people age, especially in women.
D: What causes it?
Y: What causes skin tags is unknown, but they do appear more frequently in areas where the skin is rubbed by clothing or by other body parts, such as in
creases7 like your underarm. They also tend to appear in hot, moist places such as under the breasts, between the
thighs8, or around the genitals.
D: Please tell me I don't have to get these things checked for cancer like I do with my moles.
Y: I have good news and bad news.
D: Give me the good news.
Y: Skin tags are never cancerous.
D: That is good news. But then, I can't imagine what the bad news is.
Y: Because people so often confuse moles for skin tags, you should monitor them just as you do your moles. If you notice changes or anything that would be suspicious in a mole, you should have your doctor check it.
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