Skin Tags

Skin Tags – What Are They?

Skin tags are small brown or flesh-coloured growths (usually a few millimeters to 5cm in size) that hang from the surface of your skin.

They are made of loose collagen fibres and blood vessels surrounded by skin, and can look like warts or raised bumps.

Although skin tag growths are common they are completely harmless, and they do not usually cause any pain or discomfort. However, they can snag on clothing or jewellery and bleed as a result, and can also lower your self esteem.

What causes skin tags?

We don’t know exactly what causes skin tags, but we do know that they tend to develop in areas where the skin is rubbing against itself.

We also know that they are more common in older people, people who have type 2 diabetes and people who are obese, as well as pregnant women.

Removal Treatment

Skin tag removal patches and bands

Skin tag removal patches and bands work by cutting off blood supply to the skin tag, which makes the tag wither away and drop off – this process is known as ligation. One thing to bear in mind with this is that a product like Excilor is only suited to skin tags between three and five millimetres.

Skin tag freezing kits

Another option is to try an at-home skin tag freezing kit, however these can be tricky to use and may result in burns and scarring if used incorrectly. If you want your skin tags frozen off, it’s better to have it done professionally.

Ligation

For small skin tag growths you may be able to try ligation yourself, simply by tying some dental floss or cotton thread around the tag. However, you shouldn’t try this without speaking to a doctor first.

Iodine, apple cider vinegar and tea tree oil

There’s some anecdotal evidence that “natural” remedies like iodine, apple cider vinegar and tea tree oil work on them, but this is not backed up by science. In fact, these kinds of substances may irritate the skin and cause other unpleasant symptoms.

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