Skin tags can occur as a solitary lesion or in clusters of a few or many. They commonly appear on the neck, armpits and groin. They are small soft skin growths on a stalk that are skin coloured or brown.
Our geelong doctors and dermal clinicians can easily remove skin tags with either freezing (cryotherapy) or a small shave excision technique.
What size skin tags can be removed?
Small skin tags in clusters (<1mm – 5mm) can be treated with cryotherapy by either our dermal clinicians or doctors.
Larger skin tags >5mm may need a shave excision by one of our skin doctors and will be sent for pathology testing.
Preparing for your appointment
We like you to have had a skin cancer check within the past 12 months with either our skin doctors or your own GP.
Post-treatment guidelines
No swimming for 7 days
Skin tags will scab and fall off within 1 week post cryotherapy
Silicone gel or antiseptic ointment can be applied
Everything you need to know
How many skin tags can be removed in one session?
For small skin tags we can treat a whole area of up to around 20-30.
How many treatments are required?
Most skin tags will resolve with one treatment, but if you have a lot of them, or they are larger, then you may need to repeat the treatment 4 weekly until they are all cleared.
Can you prevent skin tags forming?
Skin tags form in areas where skin rubs. They occur more with age, genetic tendency and obesity. Apart from reducing your weight if you are in the obese range, there is not much you can do to prevent them forming. The good news is that they are fairly easy to remove at GVSL.
