Bored during coronavirus quarantine? When looking for something to do, be sure that doesn’t include removing your own moles or skin tags, as some people have in a new “trend” on the social media app TikTok.
But like many other social media trends, this latest one is potentially dangerous. Two dermatologists who spoke to Fox News — Dr. Latanya Benjamin, a Society for Pediatric Dermatology board member based in Miami, and Dr. Erum Ilyas, MD, a board-certified dermatologist with Montgomery Dermatology, LLC, and founder of AmberNoon, a contemporary line of sun-protective clothing — explained why this is a bad idea, and what to do instead.