Skin Tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin, but often develop on the neck, face, upper torso or underarms.

People usually want to remove skin tags for cosmetic reasons, especially when they are on visible areas such as the face.

Skin tags may be the same colour as your skin or darker, some are pink and others can turn red when irritated. You may see one dangling from a ‘stalk’, while another is firmly fixed to the skin.

Our senior dermal nurse removes them using electrocautery, in which a tiny electric probe or needle is used to zap the skin tag which removes it. You’ll develop a scab on the treated skin that will heal in one to three weeks.