Skin tags are a problem for millions of people of both
sexes and nearly all age categories. Although skin tags
are mostly harmless, skin
tag removal is sought by most people who get these
skin
growths, mainly for cosmetic reasons. Moreover, skin
tag removal also dispenses any potential risks of annoying
symptoms (pain and irritation) and/or infection of these
tags by disease-causing microbes. Following is a brief
description of various methods for skin tag removal.
Surgical Removal of Skin Tags
Dermatologists use various techniques for removing
skin tags, quickly and safely, in their clinics. These
skin tag removal techniques usually do not require local
anesthesia except in cases of large skin tags or some
other factors like the patient’s level of tolerance
etc. commonly used surgical methods for skin tag removal
include: cutting (traditional type of surgical removal
with scissors), cauterizing (using an excessively heated
metal to kill and remove skin tags), cryosurgery (freezing
the tags by means of an excessively cold substance,
usually liquid nitrogen), and laser surgery. The costs
of these methods for skin tag removal vary; cutting
and cryosurgery usually come as less expensive techniques.
Skin Tag Removal with Over-the-Counter Medicine
Some people prefer removing skin tags with less invasive
means of treatment. One of these is the use of over-the-counter
medicine like DermaTend and SkinSave etc. DermaTend
is applied to the tag(s) and the area is covered lightly.
The tags disappear in a week or so usually without any
pain or annoying effects. SkinSave is a medicinal formula,
consisting of herbs and mineral salt, used for removing
skin tags as well as moles and warts. It is recommended
that a physician be consulted before applying these
medicines.
How to Remove Skin Tags at Home?
There are people who won’t like to go for surgical
removal of skin tags. Instead they opt for skin tag
removal at home, using home remedies. One effective
remedy for removing skin tags at home is applying baking
soda and castor oil. Mixing these two ingredients together
and bringing them to the form of a gooey paste produces
an effective home remedy for skin tag removal. This
paste should be applied to the skin tags three times
daily. In about two weeks, it would cause the tags to
dry up and fall off. Applying tea tree oil three times
daily to skin tags also causes them to fall off.
Removing Skin Tags with Dental Floss/Thread
A somewhat invasive but not so painful method of skin
tag treatment at home is by cutting them off with
a pair of scissors after tying them off up at the stalk
base with a thread or dental floss. The cutting/clipping
tools used for this purpose must be sharp and cleaned
(sterilized) with alcohol or some other agent. The person
usually feels a sting as the tag is clipped off but
it is not very painful. Peroxide or some other antiseptic
is applied on the small wound after skin tag removal.
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