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

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

common in adults, although teenagers can develop them too. Warts may feel somewhat rougher when touched gently. If the bump is distinctly spiky or thread-like rather than soft and floppy, a filiform wart is one possibility.

4. How It Differs From a Pimple, Ingrown Hair, or Scratch

 

A pimple usually has a