My Teenage Daughter Keeps Getting This Spiky, Thread-Like Bump on Her Neck—What Is It?

My Teenage Daughter Keeps Getting This Spiky, Thread-Like Bump on Her Neck—What Is It?

cautions that skin tags can resemble warts and that wart-removal products aren’t appropriate for skin tags. Strong wart treatments can irritate or damage the surrounding skin.

That’s especially important when the growth is on a visible area like the neck.

A little bump before a recital is annoying.

A chemical burn, blister, scab, or irritated red patch right before the recital?

Much harder to hide.

What Should You Do Tonight Before the Recital?

If the bump isn’t painful, bleeding, infected-looking, or rapidly changing, the safest approach for tonight is usually

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