Saturday, June 23, 2012

The How And Why Of Skin Tag Formation

We all aspire to maintain our bodies and keep them in great shape and good health. But problems start coming on to us and attacking us from all sides when that balance starts to waiver. For example, when you have certain hormonal changes in the body, it might lead to the formation of unwanted features in your body like the moles or skin tags.

Acrochordon is the other, more technical term for skin tags. You may also have come across it in your readings as cutaneous papilloma. Skin tags are simple flabby fat folds that are held up by a stack. This stalk is referred to as the peduncle. If you touch this part of the skin tag, you will notice just how soft if truly is. This is the most telltale indication that it is a skin tag. But they all differ in shape, structure and size from person to person.

It is the natural reaction for most people to express dismay and alarm at the first sign of having a skin tag. But there is nothing to be alarmed. They are actually normal for some women during pregnancy. Whenever there is a hormonal change in the body, you can some changes to occur in some organ of the body or on the skin surface. If the changes are visible, then it causes grave concern to you. Unless it causes further trouble or complications, there is no need to consult a doctor. But the cause for such new developments in the body can be learnt just to quench out thirst of knowledge on these topics.

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