Lyte is located:
384 Unley Road,
Unley Park
South Australia 5061
Between bus stops 8 and 9
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Telephone: 08 8271 8666
Email: info@lyte.com.au
Skin Tags
Lyte is a Laser Skin Care clinic in Adelaide, providing effective and pain free treatment for skin tags.
What Are Skin Tags? What Causes Skin Tags?
Skin tags are small, benign growths that are composed of a core of fibers and ducts, nerve cells, fat cells, and a covering of skin or epidermis.
They can also be known as acrochordon, cutaneous papilloma or cutaneous tags.
They are extremely common skin growths and usually harmless and benign that sticks out of the skin. It may have a short, narrow stalk (peduncle) connecting it to the surface of the skin.
Who gets Skin Tags?
They usually occur after midlife. Both men and women tend to get skin tags as they age.
Skin tags are also more common in pregnant women, obese people, and people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
About 46% of people develop skin tags at some point in their lives.
However, they may be irritated from rubbing by clothing or other materials.
They can also be caused by the Human papilloma virus or illegal steroid use that interferes with the body and muscles, causing the collagen fibers in the skin to bond so that skin tags are formed
Skin Tag Symptoms
The only symptom is a growth on the skin. The growth (tag) is usually small, although some may be up to a half-inch long.
Skin tags often form in areas where the skin creases, such as the neckline, the groin, the underside of the arms, the area beneath the breasts, and the eyelids.
The most common location is the armpit. It is common for skin tags to appear in groups. They often become stuck on jewelry, are shaved in error, and are agitated by clothing. Women who shave their armpits should be careful not to shave or cut skin tags that are located there.
Removing skin tags
Skin tags are easily removed with our medical class laser with a pain free treatment that leaves no scarring. Smaller skin tags may fall off at treatment, larger tags will be treated and they will fall off a few days after treatment. Most usually respond with a single treatment.
Benefits of Laser Skin Tag removal
- Scarring is minimised as there is no damage to the surrounding skin
- No bleeding
- No stitches
- Short healing time
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