SKIN TAGS
Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas.
Skin Tags
- Loose "tags" or "flaps", often on a small stalk, which can develop anywhere on the skin"s surface, especially over the sides of the neck, under the arms, in the groins and under the breasts
- Are NOT cancerous and NEVER develop into a skin cancer
- May be tan/pink/brown or even black in colour
- Are NOT due to diet or sun damage
- Often appear as the skin matures. They may be associated with pregnancy or weight gain
- They are NOT contagious
- May get gradually larger with time and do not disappear spontaneously
Treatment:
- Small skin tags can be removed with a fine electrical instrument (electrocautery) which feels hot to touch
- The treatments sting and the tags will become crusted for about one week before they fall off
- There is no bleeding and no stitches required
- The treated area requires no special treatment
- You may bathe normally
- A bandage is not necessary
- For large skin tags, removal with a simple, small, surgical procedure produces the best result
- The skin adjacent to the skin tag is injected with a local anesthetic to numb the area
- The skin tag is removed and the base treated with electrocautery so that it does not bleed
- Stitches are not necessary
- The removal is not painful
- After the procedure you may bathe normally
- For 1 week after the procedure, apply a small amount of antibiotic cream and change the bandage daily
- After a skin tag has been removed a crust or scab will form. This will heal and leave a pink mark that will gradually fade.
- After the removal, there may be a residual white mark
- There is a small chance that the skin tag could grow back
- There is no cream at this time that will remove skin tags and there is no way to prevent them from developing
- Treatment of skin tags is not covered by OHIP or private health insurance
- A referral from a doctor is necessary to make your first appointment
What if you are interested to learn more?
For your convenience, the services above are available in my office.
If you would like to learn more:
- Please click on the underlined links above
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- Or give us a call at 905-549-1025