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Skin tags are small sac-like projections of skin which are commonly located on the sides and back of the neck. In some cases these may be located in the axillae and still less commonly on the face, especially the eyelids, and the groins. The skin tags are asymptomatic and slowly grow in size but the individual lesions do not grow beyond 4 to 5 mm. The base of the lesion is narrow and the sac is usually soft and compressible. The skin tags are usually found in middleaged individuals and are often associated with obesity. They tend to increase in number with advancing age.

The only way of treating the skin tags is to destroy them with electro-cautery, cryo-surgery or even with chemical cautery. A brief touch of treatment at each of these lesions leads to destruction of the lesion. This gets crusted within a week’s time and falls off on its own within the next week or so. There is generally no scarring. The lesions can however reappear slowly over a period of several years when these procedures can be repeated. Skin tags require treatment only for cosmetic reasons.