Skin tags are also known as skin polyps, Cutaneous tags, Papillomas, Fibroepithelial polyps, Fibroma pendulum, Papilloma colli, Soft fibromas, Cutaneous papilloma, Fibroma molluscum, Templeton skin tag, Pedunculated and Filiform tags. In medical terminology, the term used for skin tag is acrochordons. Skin tags are common benign or non malignant tumors found in approximately twenty five percent of the population that includes both males and females.
Skin tags are harmless, although they are sometimes irritated by clothing or jewelry and can interfere with shaving and other routine grooming like make up. The most prevalent area for skin tag occurrence is the axilla, followed by the neck and inguinal region. They may also occur on the face, usually on the eyelids and armpits. The cause of skin tags is not clearly known. They occur more often and in greater number in patients suffering from obesity, diabetes and old age. The size and appearance varies immensely, though larger skin tags have been seen, they are usually between the size of a grain of rice or even a pencil tip and a golf ball. The surface of a skin tag may be smooth or irregular in appearance.
The skin tag is often attached to the surface of the skin by a fleshy stalk called as peduncle. Thus skin tags begin as a tiny, pink or flesh-colored, oval excrescence attached by a short, broad-to-narrow peduncle. Microscopically, a skin tag consists of a fibro vascular core, sometimes also with fat cells, covered by an epidermis and dermis. Since they also contain nerve cells, acrochorda cannot be painlessly removed without local anesthesia. The cause of skin tag formation is still not known but the most common factors of skin tags are skin rubbing, chaffing and a possible resistance to insulin or the Human Papilloma Virus. Symtomps of skin tag are not predefined and are visible once it can be seen. Skin tags can cause a lot of embarrassment hence treatment is must.
The ways of getting rid of skin tags include excision, surgery, ligation, cryotherapy, curettage and cautery, shave biopsy, electrocautery, skin biopsy, laser therapy or home remedies. Freezing skin tags is often called Cryotherapy. Cauterization is simply the burning off of the skin tag using electrolysis equipment. Excision is simply cutting off a skin tag with a pair of gradle scissor that is obviously not recommended. Ligation is the procedure of blocking the blood supply to a specific area y tying by a thread. There are various treatments for skin tags but the most easy and effective of these being natural treatments. Skin tag treatment requires time and patience. Essential oils are generally used for the treatment of skin tags. Heal skin tags are an oil formulation that is applied topically with fingers on the skin tags and it helps in their gentle and effective removal. The healing process varies from person to person. Depending on the quantity and size of the skin tags, the skin tags will be eliminated in two to six weeks. Once eliminated, the same skin tag will not grow back again at the same place but can appear at some other location.
