Identifying And Removing Skin Tags
What are skin tags actually? Are they an early indication of impending cancer? Here are some answers.
A skin tag first appears like a tiny bump on the skin which is probably the same color as the surrounding skin. But over time, the bump grows in size and hangs out. It still remains skin colored or it might darken a little, and it stays attached to the skin through a very narrow piece of skin called as the stalk. This hanging fragment of skin becomes the skin tag. A skin tag is medically called as an acrochordon, pedunculated papilloma or a fibroepithelial polyp.
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Skin tags are not medically harmful - at least no problem associated with them has been unearthed till today. However, the biggest issue that people have with the skin tags on their body is that they look unsightly. Skin tags generally appear on the genitals and in the armpits. But occasionally, they can also occur on the neck and the face. This is when things get real ugly… in more ways than one.
Skin Tags - Symptoms
Since skin tags are very clearly visible on the skin, there is no need to read into any symptoms. But there is a chance that you get confused between skin tags and other epidermal growths. Commonly, skin tags will begin as a bump on the skin, which would be of the same color of the skin. There will be no itching or any sensation whatsoever. In time, this bump will start growing. Sooner than you think, a portion of this bump will hang out from the skin with a narrow attachment (the stalk). There could be a slight darkening of color, but in most people, the skin tag remains the same color as the skin. By itself, the skin tag will not make its presence felt in any other way except visually, and hence there are no remarkable symptoms.
Skin Tags - Causes
No one can be sure why skin tags will occur and in what kinds of people. There are no vulnerability factors associated with them. However, some patterns have been studied.
- Skin tags occur more in women than in men.
- Skin tags have a higher chance of occurring as a person grows older.
- While younger people have more chances of having skin tags in hidden areas like the armpits or the groin, middle aged and older people have more chances of developing skin tags in visible areas, which include the neck, the eyelids, the cheeks and the hands.
- Skin tags have a chance of occurring during and after pregnancy.
- Skin tags are common in patients of diabetes mellitus.
- Some very rare ailments such as the Birt-Hogg-Dub Syndrome and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome are associated with the development of skin tags.
- It has been observed that skin tags occur in greater measure when a person gains weight.
- Skin tags also have a hereditary leaning. So, if your papa or mama have skin tags, there is a possibility that you will have them also.
Skin Tags - Effects
Many people get alarmed when skin tags occur because they quite naturally associate it with some kind of cancer. But, skin tags have absolutely no relation with cancer. They will not grow into any complications and will just stay there.
But there could be problems if the are of the skin is constantly irritated. Your clothes, jewelry or straps of the bags that you carry, etc. could irritate the skin tag. When this happens, the skin tag might get infected. Sometimes, it could break and there could be bleeding.
There is also the cosmetic repercussion that needs to be considered. Skin tags do look bad, and sometimes, especially as you age, they start growing in clusters and that is a very ugly sight. Mercifully, there are methods of removing skin tags without much ado.
Skin Tags - Removal
Some people would go as far as snipping off the skin tag with a scalpel or some other such instrument. The result would of course be bleeding and a risk of infection. Of course, there is no need to do something as drastic as that. There are some creams available in the market that promise to remove the skin tags by regular application. However, there is no validation for these creams by any authorizing bodies.
Medically, skin tags can be removed in some effective ways. Here is a list:
- Applying heat to the stalk with the help of a blade so that the skin tag falls off
- Blocking off the blood supply to the skin tag so that it rots and falls
- Making an incision at the stalk and removing the skin tag
- Freezing the skin tag with liquid nitrogen and removing it
All these are effective methods which carry the promise that the skin tag will not occur. They can be done within a single sitting, on an outpatient basis, and even without using any anesthesia. So, if you have skin tags, there is no problem to make a great hoo-ha about it. There are simple ways for their removal that you can use.
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| By Neil Valentine D’Silva Published: 1/23/2008 |
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