Skin Tags

What Are Skin Tags?

Skin tags, or acrochordons, are harmless soft growths associated with friction, genetics, age, pregnancy, and sometimes insulin resistance. They are not contagious.

How Is It Evaluated?

Evaluation confirms the lesion is a skin tag rather than a mole, wart, or another growth and considers bleeding risk and location.

What Treatment Options Are Available?

Appropriate lesions may be removed by snip excision, shave technique, or electrodesiccation. Cosmetic removal is generally self-pay.

Can I safely remove a skin tag at home?

Home cutting or burning can cause bleeding, infection, scarring, or treatment of the wrong lesion. Professional evaluation is safer, especially for dark or changing growths.

Why Choose Hagen Health & Absolute Aesthetics?

Care is provided in Mukilteo, Washington, with an individualized medical approach and treatment recommendations based on your history, skin or health concerns, and goals. Patients visit from Everett, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mill Creek, Snohomish County, and Whidbey Island.

Elizabeth’s Approach

I check that a growth is appropriate for in-office removal and explain the likely scar, pigment, and recurrence tradeoffs before treatment. Explore medical dermatology and related options.

Aftercare and Next Steps

Keep the site clean, use the recommended dressing or ointment, and avoid friction while it heals. Contact the clinic for ongoing bleeding, spreading redness, drainage, fever, or escalating pain.