How to Eliminate Skin Tags - Fast Skin Tag Removal
A skin tag, also known as acrochordon, is a benign elongated growth on the skin. They grow around the areas where the skin has folds, such as the neck, armpits, and groin. However, they can grow in other parts of the body as well. On inspection, they appear as a painless, smooth or slightly irregular growth on the skin. They have what is called a peduncle, or a stalk, that connects them to the rest of the skin, giving them an elongated appearance. Although they affect about 46% of the population, and can look disfiguring to some people, they are harmless.
The best and quickest ways to remove skin tags are through mechanical means. This approach usually involves one of four options: cauterization, or burning the tag off the skin using a special device, cryosurgery or freezing the tag off the skin using liquid nitrogen, ligation, or tying up the base of the tag to eliminate its blood supply, and excision or slicing off the tag under local anesthesia.Another way, however, is through over-the-counter solutions. These solutions are available at almost any pharmacy, and they are applied onto the area of the tag. They work by freezing the skin tag, essentially killing the tag and causing it to fall off the skin by itself, usually after a period of 10 days.Occasionally, there are skin tags located on sensitive areas of the body, like the eyelids or near the ear canal. In these situations, they should not be removed at home by just anyone. A wrong move around the eyelid for example, may predispose to a laceration of the eyelid or cornea. A doctor may need to be consulted for its effective and safe removal.
Knowing this however, does not exclude the need for medical consultation, especially if these tags have become inflamed, painful, or become enlarged. There are other medical conditions that mimic the appearance of skin tags, and other diseases which have these tags as one of their manifestations (like polycystic ovary syndrome). A qualified doctor can give the best treatment option for these circumstances.
