Posted by admin | Tagged Home | Posted on July 17th, 2010
Your dermatologist may refer to them as acrochordons, papillomas, fibroepithelial polyps, filoform, or pedunculated benign moles, but most people refer to these bothersome blights as skin tags.
They are very simply an overgrowth or hyperplasia of the epidermis or outside layer of the skin. They often occur as you grow older and are usually most prominent in middle age. Nothing has been proven to cause them but some conditions, such as being overweight, are thought to encourage their growth. Insulin fluctuations are also thought to be one of the possible causes as well as high levels of growth factors such as during pregnancy.
Skin tags normally occur most often in the eyelid area, the upper chest, and the groin, although they may actually pop up pretty much anywhere you have skin, so that leaves a lot of real estate open.
There is no known prevention per se but what you can do is watch for them and when they start to appear (they appear first as a tiny bump), and then as soon as you can see a tag is forming with a small stalk that attaches it to the skin, snip it off with fingernail clippers or small scissors. It’s best to do this early because they larger you allow them to grow, the more painful the excision of them will be.
If you wait too long you may have to have them removed at an office visit to your dermatologist, which will of course cost you money and, quite simply, is just a bother. But if you do have them taken off they will normally either freeze them off or excise them. It’s fairly painless so not much to worry about.
So although skin tag causes can vary, they are not dangerous and not usually anything to be too worried about other than the cosmetic issues.
Posted by admin | Tagged Home | Posted on December 18th, 2009
Do you want to know how to remove skin tags? Skin tags are little growths of skin that are usually shaped like a piece of cauliflower and can appear in the most inconvenient parts of your body – faces, necks, under arms. And, for the ladies, these maddening little stalks of skin often appear under your breasts and around the pubic area.
Friction with clothes can cause massive irritation – and bleeding and infection if located where clothes touch your body. Skin tags can erupt in more than one place on your body, and sometimes, in great numbers. They often happen in clusters, and are always rather ugly in appearance.
Your friendly dermatologist can remove these little nuisances easily and quickly – mine were removed surgically, with Novocaine to deaden the skin, and one stitch to close the wound. But, this was expensive, and now I’ve learned that there are very effective home remedies that you can use to safely remove skin tags.
Make Sure What You Have Is A Skin Tag
This is most important – because skin tags are minor skin growths and things like moles and skin cancers are not. The classic skin tag shape is usually elevated and flat or slightly rounded – similar in appearance to a single stalk of cauliflower. The size will almost always be less that one-half inch (and often, much smaller). The “head” of this growth is usually attached to your skin by a thin “stalk” called a penducle. The color is most often the same as the surrounding skin, or possibly slightly darker – but not dark.
Moles, warts and various skin cancers usually look much different than a skin tag. If you have any doubt that your growth may be a mole, wart or some type of skin cancer – see your dermatologist! Moles and skin cancers are not to be treated at home!
For those who want to remove their skin tags at home – naturally and easily, I’ve researched the subject and have come up with a few ways you can get rid of them at home – by your self. Once again – be absolutely certain that you’re not dealing with a more serious skin problem before you attempt to remove them.
Dry Them With Baking Soda & Castor Oil
Isn’t it amazing – yet another use for baking soda! This method will dry your skin tags up, and is especially convenient if you have a patch or clusterin close proximity. And, both ingredients are cheap and readily available – your local drug store should have both!
Mix the castor oil and baking soda to form a paste – on the thick side so it won’t slide off your body. Try to keep this paste on the tags for several hours a day – maybe use a rag or cloth to hold it in place? You should see them dry up in less that two weeks.
Tie Them Off With Dental Floss
This method is a little more invasive than the baking soda/castor oil – and a lot faster, too. You’ll need some dental floss or other strong thread, some hydrogen peroxide or other strong anti-bacterial product, and a pair of sharp cuticle scissors.
Make sure everything is clean, and sterilized in alcohol, first.
Tie the thread or floss tightly around the base of the skin tag, cutting off circulation, and numbing in the process. Then, using the cuticle scissors, cut the tag off as close to the base as possible. Wash immediately and apply anti-bacterial solution – that put a band-aid on and you’re finished!
Good old Duct Tape
This method may not work for everyone, but for those for whom it works – they love it!
Cut a piece of duct tape small enough to cover the skin tag – and not much else. Apply the tape to the growth and keep it on as long as possible. Replace often. After a couple of weeks, you should see the tag drying up and coming off!
These are just a few of the many home remedies designed to show you how to remove skin tags.
Posted by admin | Tagged Home | Posted on October 25th, 2009
Skin tag removal is usually performed clinically by the dermatologist or your family doctor at the clinic. Alternatively, folks may use a do-it-yourself (DIY) medication sold at local pharmacies to get rid of those ugly skin tags. To most folks, this appears to be the only options they could think of. Unknown to them, more people who have understood the benefits of using natural remedies are starting to adopt this approach to remove skin tags at home.
If you are healthy and do not have any drug allergy, you would not be new to prescribed medicine or over-the-counter (OTC) medications. You may already know that these medications often produce side-effects, be it harmless short-term effects which can be felt instantaneously or have long-term repercussions. Traces of harmful elements in the medications could lead to complications on our skin or rashes.
First of all, we would examine the adoption of modern clinical techniques for skin tag removal for its potential risks. Skin tags can be frozen off and removed by a common technique called cyrotherapy which is also used to remove other kinds of skin growths such as moles and warts. Another method is by cauterization or simply burning the skin tag off using electric currents. The skin tissue around the skin tag is at risk of skin burns or dyschromic lesions.
Clinical methods of removal involving excision by a scalpel or scissors can be painful especially if you suffer from multiple skin tags. Even under the numbing effect of local anesthesia, patients have complained about the irritation and discomfort they have to endure during the process. Bleeding will result as well and aluminium chloride is often applied to stop the bleeding. Scarring is also possible.
No doubt that these clinical methods may offer relief to your skin tag problem, they are ineffective in preventing its recurrence in the future. In other words, the treatment may not bring permanent and lasting results. These treatment methods may not be cheap as well. In case you are not aware, skin tag removal is largely a cosmetic procedure and is unlikely to be covered by your insurance policy. You may have to foot the entire bill.
These are some of the reasons why people are starting to explore other ways to remove skin tags in a safe and affordable manner. It is understandable that they are looking towards a permanent solution to their skin tag condition which clinical treatment has no absolute answer for. Skin tag victims have had to suffer this condition until recently when a sufferer managed to eliminate his skin tags and set himself free permanently. He now shares about his secrets to getting rid of skin tags naturally, painlessly and most importantly, permanently within 3 short days from home. Find out about his story from my blog.
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