My Teenage Daughter Keeps Getting This Spiky, Thread-Like Little Skin Bump Growing on Her Neck. She Has a Recital Tomorrow. What Is This?

become irritated.

 

3. How It Differs From a Skin Tag

This is one of the easier mix-ups. A skin tag is usually soft, smooth, and attached to the skin by a narrow stalk. It can look like a small teardrop or soft, deflated bead.

A filiform wart, in contrast, tends to look more pointed, narrow, frayed, or brush-like.

 

Skin tags are more

generally do not fill with pus or fluid.

 

2. Why the Neck Is a Common Spot

The neck is an area that experiences more friction