Some facts about skin tags
Skin tags are the most common form of skin condition that can increase in the numbers as the people age. The exact cause of this skin disorder has not been found but the best part is that these harmless growths are non-cancerous and don’t spread to other parts of the body. It cannot give any serious health concerns, but to avoid any unnecessary health problems, the tags are removed by experienced dermatologists. People can attempt the home remedies also to remove the tags.
Skin tags are also called as achrocordons (the medical name) which look like hanging piece of skin. Usually these hanging skins are found in flesh color and look like a narrow stalk like structure. The color, size, texture, size and width may vary from person to person.
Causes
Fiction play vital role in devolving the tags, the friction of skin against jewelry, fabric and metals cause this problem .It usually occurs in neck, eyelids, underarms as well as within the folds parts of the body, like under the breasts or in the groin area. In some cases, the overweight and obesity are the biggest causes of developing this disorder.
Skin tags treatment
First of all, dermatologists diagnose the tags, as it may look like other skin conditions like moles, warts and skin cancer. So, a comprehensive diagnosis is essential to treat the skin tags. After diagnosis, dermatologists perform surgical methods to remove it from the skin. The skin tags can be treated instantaneously in a dermatology clinic with the help of surgical scissors or surgical excision methods. These surgical procedures may give minor bleeding and sometimes give local infections too. Cryosurgery method can also be used in which freezing or liquid nitrogen is executed on the affected areas to burn the extra growths. In this procedure, the tags need very short time to burn off or fall off. Sometimes, the repeat treatments are essential to fall off the tags from the skin. And also, if new tags grow in the same areas, then the combined treatments may be used.