Know More About Vaginal Skin Tags

Description

Just like skin tags can appear in the penis of sexually active men, so can they appear in the external vaginal areas in women. In general, skin tags can appear at any age regardless of health condition. These small floppy skin outgrowths dangling from skin surface are more commonly referred to as acrochordons in medical jargon.

Causes

Skin tags have no known medical roots afflicting just about anyone, regardless of age and health condition, though it gets more prevalent as we age. Obese people including plump toddlers and kids have been known to be more susceptible to them as they have more skin folds and skin that gets to rub with other skin surfaces which have been observed to encourage skin tag outbreaks.

Irritation with tight-fitting apparel can also result in skin tags. It is likewise observed that some people get more of them than others leading to a suspicion that there is genetic cause behind it.

Skin tags on the external areas of the vagina are not rare and can be found in older people than in kids and often break out in the dry external areas as skin tags rarely appear on mucosal skin tissues inside the vagina.

It is interesting to note that skin tags that break out in the vagina increase in size during the menstrual period and resume their size after. In addition, skin tags are often common in women after pregnancy. And because frequent irritation or rubbing action on skin often lead to skin tag outbreak, they are more like to appear in sexually active women.

Health Risks

Left on their own, skin tags are not contagious and hardly pose any health risks despite being an acquired skin abnormality. They also tend to dry out and fall off unnoticed over time. Treating skin tags is easy but not recommended unless they cause embarrassment or discomfort to your lifestyle. Genital skin tags in the penis and the vagina, however, can be a nuisance and can be irritated by friction with underwear or sexual activity, especially if they grow larger than most skin tags. In cases where they can interfere with sexual intercourse, some treatment may be required.

Diagnosis And Treatment

While ordinary skin tags can easily be removed with a straightforward use of surgical scissors or a blade to cut them out, skin tags appearing in the more sensitive areas require a visit to your doctor and in the case of vaginal skin tags, a diagnosis by your gynecologist is best.

This will entail some clinical procedure to rule out genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus, skin cancer or some other vaginal distress for which a skin tag is just symptomatic. But once confirmed, its benign nature easily lends to any of the treatment commonly used for getting rid of skin tags.

There are a number of methods used. Your doctor can perform the simple surgical excision described above with a scalpel or ligate the skin tag with a suture to deaden it and fall off. Alternatively, your doctor can prescribe a home bound procedure in this direction if you prefer to do it at home.

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