Skin Growths

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: Demand for medical dermatology services has exceeded our practice’s capacity due to a shortage of dermatology providers on Hawaii Island. We have made the difficult decision to temporarily halt the scheduling of any new medical dermatology patients at our practice effective Monday, November 21, 2022. Click here for more information.

Growths on the skin can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign and malignant skin growths can have similar characteristics, but a dermatologist is trained to identify and treat over 3,000 skin conditions!  Learn about skin cancer and our full body skin checks here.

Common benign growths on the skin include warts, cysts, lipomas, skin tags, seborrheic keratosis (barnacles), cherry angiomas, and keloids. Our providers at Dr. Monica Scheel Dermatology offer a variety of treatment options that we tailor to your needs. Benign skin growths may not require a treatment but are often symptomatic or bothersome.