About Skin Tags Removal of a Non Cancer Skin Growth
A skin tag is a small skin growth of tissue that sticks out of your skin. They are non-cancerous growths, and thus not dangerous to leave alone.
Skin tags most often occur in women, especially if:
- after midlife
- have diabetes
- you are overweight
Typically, skin tags are not painful, unless they are irritated by something, such as clothing or other materials.
Usually they grow in the areas of the neck, chest, back, armpits, under the breasts or groin area. They can be can removed by:
- cutting them off with a scalpel
- cryotherapy ~ freezing them off
- electrosurgery ~ electrical current
Course these forms of removal involve a trip to the doctor’s office. There are some over the counter skin tag removal treatments you may want to try.
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