How to Remove Skin Tags

hi this is Dr Loretta Caldo from Dr Loretta decom board certified dermatologist and author of six weeks to Sensational skin let's talk about how to remove skin tags basically that term skin tag refers to a growth of the skin which typically is in the form of a hanging piece of skin sometimes they can be pigmented so that they can look brownish sometimes they're just fleshy skin tail bags are commonly found on our neck under our arms in our groin really in the creases of our skin when you see a physician to have them removed and they don't need to be removed by the way unless they're bothering you whether they're unsightly itchy tender when we remove them it's very good to try to get them by the root so typically what the dermatologist will do is to inject your skin with a little bit of Novocaine to numb your skin and then either quau ize them or burn them off or take a scalpel and cut them off by the root and typically these process will heal within just 5 to seven days

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