Moles are skin growths made up of cells that produce color (pigment). A mole can appear anywhere on the skin, alone or in groups. Most people get a few moles during their first 20 years of life. They are usually brown in color but can be blue, black, or flesh-colored. Most moles are harmless and don't cause pain or other symptoms unless you rub them or they bump against something. Skin tags are small, soft pieces of skin that stick out on a thin stem. They most often appear on the neck, armpits, upper trunk, and body folds. The cause of skin tags is not known. They are harmless. Removing Moles and Skin Tags | Why remove a mole or skin tag | How do doctors remove moles and skin tags | remove moles | remove Skin Tags www.imcmedical.ae

1. Removing Moles and Skin Tags

2. Moles are skin growths made up of cells that produce color (pigment).
A mole can appear anywhere on the skin, alone or in groups. Most
people get a few moles during their first 20 years of life. They are
usually brown in color but can be blue, black, or flesh-colored. Most
moles are harmless and don't cause pain or other symptoms unless
you rub them or they bump against something.
Skin tags are small, soft pieces of skin that stick out on a thin stem.
They most often appear on the neck, armpits, upper trunk, and
body folds. The cause of skin tags is not known. They are harmless.
Why remove a mole or skin tag?
Most moles and skin tags don't require treatment. But sometimes
people want to remove them for cosmetic reasons or because they
cause discomfort when they rub against clothing or get caught in
jewelry.
Check with your doctor if you have a mole that looks different from
your other moles. He or she may need to do a biopsy of the mole,
which means removing the mole and sending it to a lab to check it
for cancer.

3. • How do doctors remove moles and skin tags?
Your doctor may remove a mole or skin tag in any of these ways:
• Cutting it off. Skin tags may be snipped off with a scalpel or surgical
scissors. Some moles can be "shaved" off flush with the skin. Other
moles may have cells that go underneath the skin, so your doctor
might make a deeper cut to remove the entire mole and prevent it
from growing back. This cut may require stitches.
• Freezing it with liquid nitrogen. Your doctor will swab or spray a
small amount of super-cold liquid nitrogen on the mole or skin tag.
You might have a small blister where the mole or skin tag was, but it
will heal on its own.
• Burning it off. An electric current passes through a wire that
becomes hot and is used to burn off the upper layers of the skin.
You may need more than one treatment to remove a mole. Skin
tags are removed by burning through the narrow stem that
attaches them to the skin. The heat helps prevent bleeding.
• The procedure may hurt a little, but your doctor will numb the area
with an anesthetic before he or she begins. If the procedure causes
any bleeding, your doctor may apply a medicine that helps stop the
bleeding. Then he or she will put a bandage on it. These procedures
usually leave no scars or marks.

4. Can you remove moles and skin tags at home?
Home remedies, such as using nail clippers to cut off skin tags
or lotions and pastes to remove moles, may cause bleeding,
infection, and scarring. And it's important that your doctor
check moles before they are removed. It's much safer to
have your doctor remove your moles and skin tags for you.

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