Capsaicin is a medication, available over the counter and with a prescription, that helps relieve pain associated with shingles, rheumatoid arthritis and muscle sprains. Available as a topical patch, cream or ointment, capsaicin is also the same substance that makes chili peppers hot.

Skin tags are small, flesh-colored growths of skin. They are often located on the neck, groin, armpits and eyelids, and become more common with age. Skin tags are relatively harmless, but if removal is desired or needed, a doctor should always inspect the skin tag first.

Anyone can develop skin tags, but if you are obese or middle-aged, you may be more likely to get them. These soft, fleshy growths often appear on the neck, underarms, eyelids and the groin area. While the development of skin tags is far from unusual, a sudden outbreak may indicate an insulin problem.

Skin tags are growths that usually occur after midlife; they are not contagious. Genital warts are caused by a virus and are contagious. Neither skin tags nor genital warts become cancerous.

A skin tag on the corner of your mouth doesn't present any medical concerns, but it may be a nuisance while eating and considered a cosmetic concern. There is no way to prevent skin tags, which are simply over-growths of skin tissue formally called acrochordons.

Skin tags present as small, flesh-colored bumps on a your skin, connected to the surface by a thin stalk, according to the Mayo Clinic. Common areas on the body that can develop skin tags are the underarms, neck, eyelids, and either the groin or breast regions.

Moles are spots on the skin that can range in size, shape and color. A baby can be born with a mole, called a birthmark mole or congenital nevus, or develop a mole in his early years of life.

Gold itself is inert, and does not typically react with skin to cause discoloration. But there are certain conditions under which gold jewelry can affect the color of your skin. Other metals are often added to gold in order to harden it or change its hue, and these metals may be responsible for the discoloration.

If there's one product that lives up to its claims, it's Superglue--as anyone who has accidentally glued their fingers together can attest. And unless you know the single solution that will dissolve the bond of Superglue, you can scrub and scrape and pull for hours but will likely remove as much skin as glue.

Moles are a fleshy cell growth on the surface of the skin. They can be congenital (present at birth) or acquired (appearing after birth). Moles are smooth and round, irregularly shaped, or wart-like in appearance.

Open wounds to the skin are a type of trauma; sometimes the trauma is serious enough that skin tissue in and around the wound begins to die, a condition called necrosis.

Skin tags usually aren't cancerous. Instead, they are harmless pieces of skin connected by a slim stalk of skin typically caused by friction. Skin tags develop in folds of skin or in places where clothing or jewelry constantly rub the skin. Most people have them, especially as they age.