Skin Tag Removal 

Skin tags are small brown or flesh-coloured growths (usually a few millimeters to 5cm in size) that hang from the surface of your skin. They are made of loose collagen fibres and blood vessels surrounded by skin, and can look like warts or raised bumps. Although skin tags are common they are completely harmless, and they do not usually cause any pain or discomfort. However, they can snag on clothing or jewellery and bleed as a result, and can also lower your self esteem.

Skin tags can affect both men and women. They most commonly occur where the skin folds or creases (most commonly on the neck, armpits, around the groin or under the breasts) and are more likely to affect people who are overweight for this reason. Skin tags can be hereditary, and people who have type 2 diabetes or are pregnant are also more prone to them. Some people can also develop them for no apparent reason.

The skin tag is frozen by applying liquid Nitrogen (a gas that produces freezing temperatures) to the area. The cold temperature kills the cells within the skin tag, blocking the blood supply to the area and causing it to naturally fall off. In some cases irritation and temporary skin discoloration may occur, and further treatment may be required if the skin tag doesn’t fall off.