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Baby Born With A Small Skin Tag In Front Of The Ear And A Big One On The Cheek. Recommended Treatment After 3 Months And Also An Ultrasound. Reason?

my niece had a baby late April. She was born with a small skin tag in front of her left ear and a much larger tag (approx,. the size of the baby's thumb on her left cheek. Because of the size of the one on her cheek she was scheduled an appt. at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital. They did not remove the skin tags during that visit as expected, rather told to wait until she was 3 mos. old. Also, a kidney ultrasound was recommended. Can you explain/
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Hi,

Thank you for your query.

The doctors are following the correct approach. Such tags can suggest some underlying abnormality for which ultrasound has been suggested.

The tags can always be removed later rather then removing at such an early age when it is not causing any problem to the child except for cosmetic reasons.

I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.

Wishing your niece all the best.

Regards,

Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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Baby Born With A Small Skin Tag In Front Of The Ear And A Big One On The Cheek. Recommended Treatment After 3 Months And Also An Ultrasound. Reason?

Hi, Thank you for your query. The doctors are following the correct approach. Such tags can suggest some underlying abnormality for which ultrasound has been suggested. The tags can always be removed later rather then removing at such an early age when it is not causing any problem to the child except for cosmetic reasons. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Wishing your niece all the best. Regards, Rajiv K Khandelwal http://goo.gl/SuCjl