Options for Mole or Skin Tag Removal?

Skin tags are very common and easy to remove by simply snipping them off for around $150-225 and take less than 1 minute to do with almost no pain nor any scar. 

There are many different types of growths on the surface of the skin. Any type of the skin lesion should be definitely checked by experienced dermatologists or plastic surgeon, especially if you notice any change in the size or the color of he growth. Most skin lesions don't cause serious problems, but you may want to have them removed for practical or cosmetic reasons. Minor skin lesions, such as skin tags, warts can be removed with the laser. Bigger lesions like moles, cysts, lipomas... more

The most important first step is to have any concerning growths evaluated by a Board Certified Dermatologist to confirm that they are harmless. Treatment for most moles or tags is usually a simple, quick, in office procedure-- but will vary depending upon the actual type, size and location of the mole or tag. Most tags can easily be easily clipped at the base or lightly cauterized. These heal very quickly and well. A true mole can usually be treated with a simple shave removal or excision,... more

There are many different types of growths on the surface of the skin. All skin growths should be definitely checked by an experienced dermatologist, especially if you notice any change in the size or the color of he growth. Small growths like warts, skin tags or small moles can be easily removed by different techniques, all of which are done with local anesthesia and none of which require stitches. These include shaving the lesion at the level of the skin, snipping lesions with a small... more

Your dermatologist can determine if these growths are benign or malignant, and then they or a plastic surgeon can determine the best way to cut them out (shave vs. sutures), or whether electrosurgery may work even better (for skin tags).

If these are indeed skin tags, or fibro-epethelial polyps, or soft fibromas all the same thing, they can be snipped off after local anesthesia. The advantage of an excision in this way is that the pathology is preserved. They can also be treated with gentle cryotherapy (freezing), electrodessication or for the more extravagently inclined laser. However, with these modalities, the tissue is not preserved and there is no specimen to send to the pathologist. As far as skin tags in... more

Growths on the face can be simply excised. A few stitches are placed that are usually removed withing a week. The usually heal very well.