Skin tag are just what they sound like, little pieces of hanging skin.
They are on a stalk although some just appear as if they are flat because the stalk is very short.
Skin tags are common, benign skin growths that hang from the surface of the skin on a thin piece of tissue known as a stalk. They are made up of many typical skin components, including fat, collagen fibers, and sometimes nerve cells and small blood vessels. They don't as commonly have hair
It’s possible that these collagen fibers and blood vessels become disordered, lose their normal path and become wrapped up inside a layer of skin, leading to the formation of a skin tag. The medical term for a skin tag is acrochordon, and they can also be referred to as soft fibromas or fibroepithelial polyps.
Skin tags are frequently found in areas of friction on the skin, such as the neck, underarms, under the breasts, eyelids, the genital areas, and occur anywhere you have a skin folds.
Skin tags begin as small, often flesh-colored bumps. They may stay that size and you can ignore. Although the small are largely unnoticed, eventually many may enlarge and continue to be painless, or enlarge and become irritated due to friction or pressure. The irritated ones might become infected, but that's not a common problem you should worry about.
It’s not entirely clear what causes skin tags, and there are no proven ways to prevent them. Studies have shown that skin tags are more common in people who have overall health inflammation, including suffering from diabetes or are overweight. And areas of necks seem to get more if you frequently wear necklaces.
Pregnancy may also lead to increased numbers of skin tags, most likely due to hormonal changes in the body.
At Hada we can offer ways to remove the skin tags, but they do not have to be removed. They are not harmful, and will not become so over time. However, some people find them unsightly and choose to have to have them removed.
Skin tag removal can be accomplished via a number of different methods.
We offer cryotherapy, in which we freezes off the skin tag using liquid nitrogen.
Another option is electrocautery, in which an electric probe or needle is used to burn off the skin tag.
Snipping or excision, either with scissors or a scalpel, may be a better option for larger skin tags.
Like any skin condition, what looks like one thing can be another.
If you notice a change or fleshy growth that has features that are not typical of skin tags, such as variations in color, sudden changes in size, or areas of bleeding or pain, ask your doctor to take a look.
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