Removing skin tags in general is the subject of this article, but for obvious reasons you might wish to opt for professional help to remove a skin tag if it’s on your face. The stakes are so much higher than if you were removing skin tags from your torso, for example…unless you’re an exhibitionist, of course.
Removing Skin Tags on the Face: Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is a good option for painless removal of skin tags on the face
Professional Options when Removing Skin Tags
We have already explained how you might try to remove skin tags at home – you could opt to remove a skin tag with simple household items, such as string or scissors or any of the skin tag removal products that are on the market.
Removing Skin Tags with Laser
This is a good option for anyone who wants to remove a skin tag because it’s quick, painless and extremely targeted. You won’t even need anesthesia for small areas; larger areas can be treated with numbing cream applied to the skin tag first. Removing skin tags with a laser will leave only a tiny amount of – if any – scarring. For obvious reasons, this is a good option for removing skin tags on the face. A laser beam, operated by a computer, focusses in on the skin tag and evaporates the surplus tissue in extremely thin layers. The best reason to opt for laser for skin tag removal is that the laser is ‘kind’ – it doesn’t cause sizeable open wounds and will heal quickly. You should not have to return for further treatment or to be checked over. Once it’s done, it’s done (at least for that particular skin tag!)
The computer-operated laser beam is targeted at the area to be treated and evaporates the unwanted tissue in very thin layers. The biggest advantage of the hard laser is its tenderness. Because it doesn’t cause large open wounds, the healing process is fast and no other treatments or check-ups are necessary. The physical properties of a laser’s beam allow for its intense action to the targeted area.
As with other methods, a scab will form (give it up to three or four weeks) and then fall off. In the meantime, you might want to apply a gauze dressing to the skin tag.
Removing Skin Tags with Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is another word for freezing the skin tag. It might seem hi-tech but it’s actually been round for over a century. Extremely cold temperatures is used to freeze and destroy the skin tag (or other types of benign skin abnormality). Liquid nitrogen is most commonly used for cryosurgery on skin tags, and it’s certainly a lot more reliable than the compressed snow that was used in the earliest days of the method! The procedure is relatively painless, though normal painkillers can ease any discomfort. You should be able to go back to your normal activities immediately.
Risks:
It’s possible that your skin may get red, or swell, or form a blister – which makes you prone to the (extremely slight) risks these things cause in general, such as infection. For this reason, you should take care of any wound by cleaning it every day and covering with a gauze dressing. A scab will eventually form where the skin tag was – let it fall off on its own and don’t pick it.
Pigment changes may occur (making the skin in the area either lighter or darker)
You may lose hair on that area (which may be a bonus!)
Nerve damage is possible in certain areas (such as on the fingers) but this is extremely rare!
As with many medical procedures, you are more at risk of complications if you have diabetes, especially if the skin tags you are having removed are below-the-knee. It’s important to discuss the matter with your GP before resorting to cryogenic skin tag removal.
Is it Advisable to Opt for Professional Treatment if Removing Skin Tags?
Getting a professional to remove a skin tag is much less likely to cause any pain or infection and is extremely effective. It’s quick (it will take less than ten minutes) and has less chance of making you queasy than cutting off a tag with a pair of scissors! However, you have to bear in mind that even if it’s slight, it’s cosmetic surgery and so you may not be covered insurance-wise.
Also, though the skin tag will be gone permanently, there is nothing to stop other skin tags appearing elsewhere on your body. It could get extremely expensive if you’re especially prone to skin tags!
Cryosurgery is a good option for painless removal of skin tags on the face
Professional Options when Removing Skin Tags
We have already explained how you might try to remove skin tags at home – you could opt to remove a skin tag with simple household items, such as string or scissors or any of the skin tag removal products that are on the market.
Removing Skin Tags with Laser
This is a good option for anyone who wants to remove a skin tag because it’s quick, painless and extremely targeted. You won’t even need anesthesia for small areas; larger areas can be treated with numbing cream applied to the skin tag first. Removing skin tags with a laser will leave only a tiny amount of – if any – scarring. For obvious reasons, this is a good option for removing skin tags on the face. A laser beam, operated by a computer, focusses in on the skin tag and evaporates the surplus tissue in extremely thin layers. The best reason to opt for laser for skin tag removal is that the laser is ‘kind’ – it doesn’t cause sizeable open wounds and will heal quickly. You should not have to return for further treatment or to be checked over. Once it’s done, it’s done (at least for that particular skin tag!)
The computer-operated laser beam is targeted at the area to be treated and evaporates the unwanted tissue in very thin layers. The biggest advantage of the hard laser is its tenderness. Because it doesn’t cause large open wounds, the healing process is fast and no other treatments or check-ups are necessary. The physical properties of a laser’s beam allow for its intense action to the targeted area.
As with other methods, a scab will form (give it up to three or four weeks) and then fall off. In the meantime, you might want to apply a gauze dressing to the skin tag.
Removing Skin Tags with Cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is another word for freezing the skin tag. It might seem hi-tech but it’s actually been round for over a century. Extremely cold temperatures is used to freeze and destroy the skin tag (or other types of benign skin abnormality). Liquid nitrogen is most commonly used for cryosurgery on skin tags, and it’s certainly a lot more reliable than the compressed snow that was used in the earliest days of the method! The procedure is relatively painless, though normal painkillers can ease any discomfort. You should be able to go back to your normal activities immediately.
Risks:
It’s possible that your skin may get red, or swell, or form a blister – which makes you prone to the (extremely slight) risks these things cause in general, such as infection. For this reason, you should take care of any wound by cleaning it every day and covering with a gauze dressing. A scab will eventually form where the skin tag was – let it fall off on its own and don’t pick it.
Pigment changes may occur (making the skin in the area either lighter or darker)
You may lose hair on that area (which may be a bonus!)
Nerve damage is possible in certain areas (such as on the fingers) but this is extremely rare!
As with many medical procedures, you are more at risk of complications if you have diabetes, especially if the skin tags you are having removed are below-the-knee. It’s important to discuss the matter with your GP before resorting to cryogenic skin tag removal.
Is it Advisable to Opt for Professional Treatment if Removing Skin Tags?
Getting a professional to remove a skin tag is much less likely to cause any pain or infection and is extremely effective. It’s quick (it will take less than ten minutes) and has less chance of making you queasy than cutting off a tag with a pair of scissors! However, you have to bear in mind that even if it’s slight, it’s cosmetic surgery and so you may not be covered insurance-wise.
Also, though the skin tag will be gone permanently, there is nothing to stop other skin tags appearing elsewhere on your body. It could get extremely expensive if you’re especially prone to skin tags!
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