Skintag

 01 Februari 2023   

skintag

Skin tags are small, soft, skin-colored growths on your skin. They can vary in color and size - from a few millimeters to 5cm wide.
Small benign skin growth that may have a stalk (peduncle). Skin tags most often appear in the neck, axillary, groin, and inframammary areas. 
Skin tags are usually found on the neck, armpits, around the groin, or under the breasts.

They can also grow on the eyelids or under the folds of the buttocks.

They can look like warts, usually:
• smooth and soft (warts tend to be rough)
• hanging skin
• not contagious (warts spread very easily)

Skin tags are made of loose collagen fibers and blood vessels that are surrounded by skin. Collagen is a type of protein found throughout the body.
It tends to occur in the elderly, obese, or type 2 diabetes.

Skin tags are harmless

May consider removing warts if they affect your self-esteem, or tear clothes and bleed.

If you have a skin tag that's causing problems, consider making an appointment with a private physician to have it removed.
Skin tags can easily be burned or frozen and can also be removed surgically under local anesthesia.