Skin tags are soft harmless lesions that appear to hang off the skin. They usually appear in places with skin folds like the neck, armpits and groin areas. These lesions tend to appear as we age. They are made up of loosely arranged collagen fibers surrounded by thickened epidermis. Medically, there are usually referred to as acrochordan, cutaneous papilloma and soft fibroma by name. They are benign tumors. They are categorized separately from warts and moles.
Here are several skin tag removing options you can choose from:
1. Purchase skin tag drops
Search the web for skin tag drop products. Start searching thru dermatologic websites. Compare prices as well as affectivity claims for products you find. Purchase this product and read the instructions on how to use. Follow the instructions consistently and wait for the results. It usually takes dropping 2 to 3 drops on the skin tag 3 times a day for 2 weeks to see results.
2. Use a dental floss
It is better to request assistance from a friend to perform such a procedure. Identify the area where the skin tag is present. Clean the area by using alcohol or betadine solution. Take a piece of cotton dip it with the solution and clean in a circular motion inwardly going outwardly. Then cut a piece of dental floss about 5 inches long. Place the floss around the hanging piece of skin and make a knot. Make sure the knot is at the base of the skin tag. Ask your companion to fasten the knot tightly to obstruct the blood flow to the skin tag. Using a sterilized pair of scissors cut the skin tag quickly. Immediately place a cotton ball at the site to stop bleeding. Make sure you clean the area to avoid infection.
3. Soak the skin tag with Castor oil and baking soda
Purchase castor oil and baking soda. Mix the two together creating a concoction. Using a cotton ball, apply an amount on the skin tag. Use a band aid to hold the cotton ball that is soaked with castor oil and baking soda over the skin tag site. Do this procedure 3 times a day for 2 weeks. The concoction will dehydrate the skin tag and cause it to wither and fall off.
4. Cryotherapy
This procedure is done by freezing the skin tag. In this process, careful application is done so as only the skin tag is affected and not the surround skin. The “cryo” element will freeze the skin tag as well as its blood supply, making it easier to cut without any side effect of local anesthesia.
5. Surgical procedure
This procedure is done by merely cutting the skin tag of after application of local anesthesia. Of course, since it will be done in a hospital setting, expect to see aseptic techniques done with the use of sterile equipment with the expertise of a doctor.
6. Electo cautery
This is a simple minor procedure. Use of local anesthesia will depend on the extent and number of the skin tags to be removed. Cauterization is procedure where the skin is burned using a cautery apparatus. The electrical charge burns the skin tag causing immediate closing of the wound, avoiding bleeding and infection from a closed wound.
7. Ligation
This process is similar with the dental floss procedure. The difference is they use proper medical equipment to tie a knot around the skin tag.
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