A small skin tag.
Skin tags, or acrochordons, are benign growths that people sometimes choose to remove due to discomfort or discomfort. Skin wart removal is a very basic outpatient procedure that can be performed in a dermatologist’s or general practitioner’s office, and some people have success with skin wart removal at home. Typical skin wart removal is quick and virtually painless, with a very short healing time.
Nail scissors, which can be used to remove skin tags.
Before removing a skin tag, it’s a good idea to verify that it really is a skin tag, because numerous growths can be found on the skin, and not all of them are benign. Skin tags take the form of small flaps of skin or skin bumps attached to thin rods. They are usually similar to normal skin color and sometimes a little darker. For people who have had skin tags, it’s usually easy to spot one and treat it at home. Others may prefer to see a doctor, and a doctor should always be seen if a growth is unusual in color or growing very quickly.
A skin tag can be removed with a scalpel.
In the doctor’s office there are several options to remove skin blemishes. The skin may be frozen, cauterized, laser cut, cut with surgical scissors, or excised with a scalpel. In many cases, local anesthesia is used to prevent pain during the removal process. If the doctor suspects the skin tag, he may send it for a biopsy to confirm that it is benign. Bleeding from the site may occur and should be kept clean for several days after the procedure to prevent infection.
Wart removal products can be used successfully on skin tags.
It is also possible to remove a skin tag at home. One way to do this is to wrap a small piece of string or dental floss around the base of the skin tag, cutting off its blood supply and causing it to shrivel and fall off. Skin tag removal at home can also be done with small nail scissors after the base has been rolled to reduce bleeding. Some companies make products that are designed to be applied topically to warts and skin warts to force them to shrink and eventually fall off.
Some growths found on the skin are not benign.
In the case of reappearance of a wart after removal, it is recommended to see a doctor, since the tumor may not be benign. It is not uncommon for people to continue to develop skin tags throughout their lives, and in some cases, skin tags are shed by the body, randomly reabsorbing them from time to time.