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There May Be Several Reasons As To Why You Want To Have A Skin Tag Removed.

By Troy White


It could be because you find it is in an awkward position or it is some that others can see it. However, it doesn't matter where on your body you have a skin tag you will still want to get it removed.

Skin tags themselves are benign, protruding small growths of skin sometimes attached to the skin by a peduncle or skin stalk.

Below we look at just a few of the ways of removing skin tags that are used most often by people and which you could use yourself at home.

Cut The Skin Tag Off - Of all the remedies we look at in this article this is the simplest. But you need to be careful when using this method as there are some risks associated with it. The best way to reduce such risks is to use new equipment and also before using it make sure that it has been sterilized beforehand.

Skin tags would commonly be found on the neck, armpits, eyelids, under the breasts, groin or genital areas and under skin folds where frequent abrasion takes place.

Skin tags, medically known as acrochordons are generally harmless and non malignant like other skin abnormalities that could possibility become cancerous. They would appear without noticeable symptoms as well.

Freeze The Skin Tag Off - This is the way most doctors will remove skin tags for you. However, the cost for them carrying out this procedure is quite high.

Skin tags can be a cause of low self esteem and embarrassment when they arise in a very visible part of the body such as the face or neck, especially if there are numerous tags.

Fortunately, there are several skin tag treatments available, but before you attempt to remove one, you should ensure that you are dealing with a skin tag problem and not something more serious.

Since they are benign and does not have an adverse impact on the health of the individual, people may wish to ignore them. However, in some cases, the sufferer could have multiple skin tags in huge numbers.

All these methods of being able to remove skin tags are very effective you need to be aware that in some cases only a doctor will be able to treat them.

Should you find that the skin tag is changing shape or colour then seek medical advice as soon as you can as this can be caused by some other underlying medical condition.

In summary, there are several widely accepted methods of removing those skin tags, such as freezing the tag and stalk by cryotherapy, burning off the skin tags by a process called cauterization, or stopping the blood supply to each skin tag by binding the peduncle and letting them die off in weeks. The skin tags can also be surgically cut off with scissors or a scalpel at the dermatologist's clinic.




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