TREATMENT OF SKIN TAGS
Skin Tags medically termed Acrochordons are common, soft, benign skin outgrowths that hang from the skin surface with a stalk. Skin tags typically develops in adulthood and are frequently found in the areas of friction. Most often they appear on the neck, skin folds, armpits, eyelids and chest.
Skin tags are harmless but sometimes the unsightly appearance can be quite annoying. They are usually painless but can cause discomfort when they rub against clothing or stuck in the jewellery. Skin tags are basically made of loose collagen fibres but large tags can have a blood and nerve supply. They may largely be unnoticed with a constant size or may continue to enlarge gradually.
Treatment Options for Skin Tag Removal
At SVAASTH Several safe and effective treatment options are available for removing skin tags.
The choice of treatment depends on the size, number, and location of the skin tags.
Electrocautery
It is the safe and effective method of skin tag removal. This procedure involves burning the skin tag using radiofrequency needle. It is the commonest method adopted and requires only single session for removal of skin tags. Electro cautery is the most popular treatment for the tags and is done under application topical aesthetic cream.
Surgical Excision
It is a minor surgical procedure wherein the base of the skin tag is snipped off with a sterile scissors. This procedure will be done either using a numbing cream or a local anaesthetic injection.
Cryosurgery
Freezing of the base of the tag using liquid nitrogen results in snipping off the tag.
Laser Treatment
Carbon dioxide laser technology can be used to precisely cut the stalk from the skin surface.
Frequently Asked Questions
Skin tags can look like warts but there are few differentiating features like-
1)Skin tags are noncontagious whereas warts spread by autoinoculation.
2)Warts have a rough surface whereas skin tags are more soft, smooth and can have a stalk projecting them from the skin surface
Skin tags tend to occur in older people, obese and diabetics. Pregnancy may also lead to increased number of tags due to hormonal changes that occur in the body.
Skin tags commonly develop due to friction, aging, obesity, hormonal changes, or insulin resistance.
Multiple options like applying vinegar, freezing bands, tying threads or burning the skin tags are tried at home. But the efficacy of home remedies is unproven.
These methods may cause infection, bleeding and can lead to scar formation also. If you want to get rid of skin tags consult a dermatologist to remove tags without any black mark or scar formation.
Consult a Dermatologist who would suggest the appropriate treatment for your skin tags. Skin tag removal in the hands of an experienced dermatologist will not leave any tell-tale signs hence no scar or black mark formation occurs.
