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Skin Tags (Acrochordon)

Prevention & Treatment

Monday, Aug. 27, 2007; 7:47 PM

Copyright Harvard Health Publications 2007

Prevention

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There is no way to prevent skin tags.

Treatment

Doctors remove skin tags with sharp scissors, a sharp blade or, less commonly, by freezing or burning them off at the stalk. Bleeding can be stopped with a chemical (aluminum chloride) or electric (cauterizing) treatment.

Because skin tags are only a cosmetic concern, not a medical problem, most health insurance plans will not pay for their removal.

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