We asked the experts how to safely identify and remove skin tags, as well as how to prevent future formations.
, a board-certified dermatologist and the director of Mohs micrographic surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, tellsthat what we call skin tags are really just benign skin lesions composed of normal skin tissue.skin tags? "Skin tags are extremely common and completely benign fleshy overgrowths of the skin.
Scabs during healing are advantageous because the skin tag is less likely to regrow and less likely to bleed, Geraghty says."A lot of times, [insurance] will not pay for skin tags to be treated unless they're really bothering people," Geraghty says. Tell your doctor if the skin tag is painful, itchy, bleeding, or constantly catching on clothes or jewelry. Any of this can help the case if you're fighting for your health insurance to foot the bill.
These patients often end up with a sore, red, inflamed, tender bump, she says. "Infection is a risk, traumatizing the skin is a risk, bleeding is a risk," says Geraghty. "When people come to me in situations like these, I will just numb the area up, snip it off and burn the base. It's a quick, easy way to just get them off so their skin can focus on healing."
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