A skin tag is a common problem, which is acquired sometimes genetic, and sometimes due to increased weight, medical name for skin tags is “Acrochordon”. Some people are more prone to skin tags where they might have almost 50-100 skin tags these are actually harmless growths, which are benign in nature and looks like loose hanging and small piece of soft skin. There are no gender specific skin tags and male as well, females are equally prone to getting skin tags due to some common reason like heavy weight, obesity, diabetic patients, pregnant women and some persons having large breasts are more prone to these skin tags. There are some characteristic locations where most often you can find these skin tags like base of neck, underarms, eyelids, groin folds and under the breasts. Although they are harmless and painful most of the times, they are responsible to hamper your looks and most of times it is disgusting to have them in any instance people think of every ways to get rid of them
Methods of Skin Tag Removal
- Dental Floss or thread technique
The main concern when removing skin tag is cutting the blood supply from the base of the skin tag. If you have some assistance then just wrap the dental floss or the thread around the base of the tag and tie a knot by fastening it around the base of the tag. Leave it as it is and within a day or two, the skin tag will dry out and automatically fall off. When it has falls on apply some antibacterial medication or peroxide around the lesion only to make sure your skin stays free from any contamination.
- Castor oil and Baking Soda technique
Make a gooey past by equally mixing baking soda and Castor oil once it is subtle apply the paste 2-3 times in day which will dry off the skin tags and they will automatically fell off.
- Removing skin tags with surgeries
As the skin tags are benign is nature treatment is not necessary but if you have frequent skin tags then it is of dermatological concern. A physician or a similarly trained person would help you remove skin tags by using techniques like cauterization, cryosurgery, surgical ligation or excision.
- Home remedies
As described above both the techniques are home removal techniques for skin tag removal abut there are certain other methods with which you can remove the skin tags. Only the skin tags that are around the eyelid need to be removes with utmost care or in the presence of ophthalmologist.
- Over the Counter Drugs
Now there are many drugs available in the market in the form of gels, liquids and other types with which skin tags can be easily removed. Most of these medicines do have good and revolutionary results
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