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Skin tag on my upper tongue

2017-11-07 13:44:54
I have a skin tag on my upper tongue. I don't know how belong it is on tongue.it is painless but feel weird. What should I do. How to remove it? Is there is any removal medicine available in the market. I attached the photo of it.
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Hi It seems to be a overgrowth of the tissue, kindly observe its growth over a period of time. Seems not to worry. If its irritating to you on daily basis,visit a dentist nearby
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avoid concious biting of tongue..if you are

Answered2017-11-07 14:57:30

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Papillae on tongue usually show over growth in absence of mechanical cleaning ( tongue scrapper). If there is no pain or size change in the growth then scrapper would do th job. Kindly use one preferably non metal. Regards
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brush twice daily with tongue scrapper.

Answered2017-11-07 16:10:57

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