Skin tags are called as skin growths which are benign (non-cancerous) and appear in a group or cluster. It appears like a hanging skin like narrow stalk on the surface of the skin. It is said to occur from rubbing against the skin. A cutaneous tag usually occurs in people who are diabetic and overweight. Medically, it is termed as Acrochordon and Fibroepithelial polyp.
A skin tag usually occurs in the following parts of the body:
The exact causes have not been found for the skin tag, but the following factors are responsible for this disorder such as:
· Rubbing against skin
· Hormones factors, particularly during pregnancy
· Insulin resistance (syndrome X)
· Hormones factorsiIn Acromegaly (gigantism)
· Human papilloma virus (the virus that crates warts)
People who are overweight and suffering from the obesity are prone to develop this disorder very easily. Further, it has been seen that women with larger breasts are also prone to developing the tags under the folding parts of their breasts.
Treatment for skin tags
Treatment for skin tags are not needed, as the tags are extra growth of the skin and don’t contain any cancerous properties. It has been seen that most of the tags go away spontaneously by rubbing of the skin against cloth and do not need any surgical treatment. If the growths are painless and harmless, you may decide not to remove it by surgical methods. It is wise to treat it with useful home remedies like tying off the narrow stalk at the base with a string.
Treatment includes following methods:
You need to contact a doctor if the tag crates irritation, itchiness and inflammation problem. Moreover, if you don't like this extra growth on several parts of your body, you may contact doctor to remove it permanently.
Summary
Skin tags are called as narrow stalk which are non-cancerous but some tags don’t look good, so people want to remove it permanently with surgical method. It goes off spontaneously by rubbing of the skin against towel or cloth.
A skin tag usually occurs in the following parts of the body:
- Neck
- Eyelids
- Middle parts of the body
- Bending parts of the of the body like knees and elbows
- Underarms
The exact causes have not been found for the skin tag, but the following factors are responsible for this disorder such as:
· Rubbing against skin
· Hormones factors, particularly during pregnancy
· Insulin resistance (syndrome X)
· Hormones factorsiIn Acromegaly (gigantism)
· Human papilloma virus (the virus that crates warts)
People who are overweight and suffering from the obesity are prone to develop this disorder very easily. Further, it has been seen that women with larger breasts are also prone to developing the tags under the folding parts of their breasts.
Treatment for skin tags
Treatment for skin tags are not needed, as the tags are extra growth of the skin and don’t contain any cancerous properties. It has been seen that most of the tags go away spontaneously by rubbing of the skin against cloth and do not need any surgical treatment. If the growths are painless and harmless, you may decide not to remove it by surgical methods. It is wise to treat it with useful home remedies like tying off the narrow stalk at the base with a string.
Treatment includes following methods:
- Surgery
- Cryotherapy (freezing the affected parts at low temperature and treat it with liquid nitrogen)
- Cauterization (Burning method to remove tags)
You need to contact a doctor if the tag crates irritation, itchiness and inflammation problem. Moreover, if you don't like this extra growth on several parts of your body, you may contact doctor to remove it permanently.
Summary
Skin tags are called as narrow stalk which are non-cancerous but some tags don’t look good, so people want to remove it permanently with surgical method. It goes off spontaneously by rubbing of the skin against towel or cloth.
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