▁component ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁exist . ▁They ▁also ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁women ▁than ▁in ▁men . ▁Ac ro ch ord a ▁were ▁once ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁col ore ct al ▁poly ps , ▁but ▁studies ▁have ▁shown ▁no ▁such ▁connection ▁exists . ▁R are ly , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁B irt – H og g – D ub é ▁synd rome , ▁ac rom eg aly , ▁and ▁pol yc yst ic ▁ov ary ▁synd rome . ▁ ▁E lev ated ▁blood ▁sugar ▁and ▁ins ul in ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁inc idence ▁of ▁skin ▁tags ▁through ▁an ▁unknown ▁mechanism . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁Like ▁mol es , ▁removal ▁of ▁skin ▁tags ▁pos es ▁a ▁threat ▁of ▁ex ac erb ation ▁of ▁the ▁tum orous ▁site . ▁Though ▁rare , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁m align ant ▁tum or ▁by ▁removal . ▁If ▁removal ▁is ▁desired ▁or ▁war r anted , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁achieved ▁using ▁a ▁home ▁treatment ▁k it , ▁der mat ologist , ▁general ▁pract ition er ▁or ▁similarly ▁trained ▁professional ▁who ▁may ▁use ▁c aut er isation , ▁cry os urg ery , ▁exc ision , ▁las er , ▁or ▁surg ical ▁lig ation ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁ac ro ch ord a . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁M oll usc um ▁cont ag ios um ▁( a ▁vir al ▁disease ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁and ▁grows ▁in ▁similar ▁areas ) ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁ne op las