Works best for skin tags with a broad base of attachment.
Skin Tags
Skin tags, medically known as acrochordons, are small growths of skin usually connected by a thin stalk. They’re soft, can be skin-colored or brown, and are thought to develop from friction, such as where clothing rubs against skin or where skin touches skin. They’re most frequently found around the neck, chest, back, armpits, under the breasts, in the groin, and occasionally the eyelids.
How It Happens
Understanding
Skin Tags
Skin tags tend to develop more often in individuals over 50 and in those with a higher body weight, and there may be a genetic component involved as well, since they’re often seen running in families.
Skin Tag Prevention
Skin tags form from friction, so reducing skin-on-skin or skin-on-clothing rubbing in areas prone to them (your neck, underarms, or waistband line) can help limit the development of new ones. Staying at a stable weight may also reduce how many you develop, though genetics plays a role you can’t control.
How We Treat Skin Tags
In-office electrocautery
Using the Ellman Surgitron Radiofrequency System can either remove or cauterize a skin tag.
Removal
Simple surgical removal with local anesthetic, and cryotherapy using liquid nitrogen, are also available, though cryotherapy carries some risk of trauma to surrounding skin.
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