Will skin tags go away or do they need to be treated?

I recently noticed skin tag like things on my vaginal area and am wondering if this is an STD or can they appear from heat? Will they go away or do they need to be treated and if so how?

Will skin tags go away or do they need to be treated?
If it is a true skin tag - it will need to be removed.
Reply:Have your gynecologist look at them. She might send you to a dermatologist. Skin tags, I don't believe, are caused by heat. As far as I know, they don't go away on their own. Normally, the have to be burned and cauterized.
Reply:if what you have is a skin tag, then it is most likely harmless. My son had one by his ear. I had it surgically removed for cosmetic reasons. It posed no threat. They won't go away and it is considered cosmetic
Reply:Well, I had one on my side, and I took a razor blade and cut it off. But if you are concerned, you should go to a dermatologist.
Reply:They have to be removed by a dermatologist.
Reply:"A skin tag is a common, benign condition which consists of a bit of skin that projects from the surrounding skin and may appear attached to the skin. Skin tags can vary quite a bit in appearance. They may be smooth or irregular, flesh colored or more deeply pigmented, and either simply be raised above the surrounding skin or have a stalk (a peduncle) so that the skin tag hangs from the skin.





Where do skin tags occur?





Skin tags can occur almost anywhere there is skin. However, favorite areas for tags are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin.





Who tends to get skin tags?





They are much more common with age beginning in middle age and they tend to be somewhat more prevalent in women than men.





Is a skin tag a tumor?





Yes, it is in the sense that it is a growth. However, it is a benign (harmless and not a malignant) condition.





What does a skin tag look like under a microscope?





The outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) shows overgrowth (hyperplasia) and it encloses an underlying layer of skin (the dermis) in which the normally-present collagen fibers appear abnormally loose and swollen.





What problems do skin tags cause?





Usually none. This tiny skin growth generally causes no symptoms unless it is repeatedly irritated as, for example, by the collar or in the crotch.





How are skin tags treated?





In cases in which a skin tag is irritated or cosmetically unwanted, treatment may be done by freezing the tag with liquid nitrogen, tying off the tag with a thread or suture so as to cut off the blood supply, or cutting off (excising) the tag with a scalpel or scissors.





Is there another medical name for a skin tag?





A skin tag is medically also termed a cutaneous papilloma or an acrochordon. However, a skin tag is best known as a skin tag."
Reply:My friend has them and she cuts them off with a cuticle scissors.
Reply:I DON'T KNOW


ASK SOMEONE ELSE
Reply:If it's a true skin tag, it will not go away on it's own. You need to talk to your doctor about them and about what, if anything, needs to be done about them.
Reply:They can be treated by being cut off but they wont go away on their own
Reply:They occur spontaneously as we get older. As do moles and other skin irregularities. If they bother you, are painful or change in color or texture, I suggest you get them looked at by a physician. Other than that, most of them are harmless.
Reply:If it is a skin tag, it wont go away by itself. Have a doctor remove it in his office.
Reply:here's a quarter go downtown and have a rat chew that off.......
Reply:I don't know anything about skin tags, but I thought that "Uncle Buck" was a little insensitive!
Reply:This sounds like vaginal warts or HPV. You need to go to your dr and he will give you aldara cream for them. its slow but it works. And you want to have this taken care of because if it is HPV it can turn into cervical cancer. Look up HPV and see what you find.

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