Skin tags are benign, but the friction they cause against necklines, bra straps, and jewelry happens daily. For patients active in Madison’s professional and social scene, where visible grooming matters in both conference rooms and weekend settings, the inconvenience of leaving them untreated adds up faster than most people expect.
At VIVE Med Spa, we provide skin tag treatment in Verona, WI, for patients throughout Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton, Oregon, Belleville, and New Glarus. The medical provider performs the removal and typically takes less than 15 minutes for most presentations.
Skin tags, clinically known as acrochordons, are soft, benign, pedunculated growths that extend from the skin surface on a thin stalk. They are typically small, ranging from 1 to 5 millimeters, though some grow larger over time. Their color ranges from skin-toned to slightly darker.
They are entirely benign and have no malignant potential. They do not spread from person to person and are not caused by a virus. While they can develop anywhere on the body, they most commonly appear on the neck, underarms, eyelids, under the breasts, and in groin folds, all areas where skin rubs against skin or clothing.
Skin-to-skin contact or repeated rubbing against clothing is the most consistent contributing factor.
Patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop skin tags due to increased skin-fold surface area and friction.
Pregnancy and metabolic changes associated with insulin resistance are linked to the development of skin tags.
Skin tags become more common with age as skin loses elasticity and skin fold areas increase.
A predisposition to developing skin tags is inherited.
Removal is appropriate when:
Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Cryotherapy)
The provider applies liquid nitrogen directly to the skin tag, freezing the tissue at its base. The tag darkens, scabs, and naturally detaches over the next 1 to 2 weeks. The procedure takes seconds per tag and requires no anesthesia for most patients. All growths are evaluated by the medical provider before treatment to confirm they are benign.
Most patients experience a brief stinging sensation during liquid nitrogen application that lasts a few seconds. The procedure is brief and well-tolerated without anesthesia for standard-sized skin tags.
Yes. Up to 5 tags can be treated in a single 15-minute session at $90. More than 5 sessions exceeding 15 minutes are $180.
The treated tag does not return after successful cryotherapy. However, patients who develop skin tags may continue to develop new ones in other locations over time, due to the same contributing factors.
No special preparation is required. Arrive with clean skin in the area where tags are located and be prepared to indicate which specific growths you want evaluated and treated.
Eyelid skin tags require careful clinical assessment before any treatment is considered, given the sensitivity of the periorbital area. Your provider will evaluate the location and size before determining whether in-office removal is appropriate.
Skin tag removal at VIVE Med Spa in Verona, WI, is a fast, medically supervised procedure that most patients wonder why they did not schedule sooner. Patients from Fitchburg, Madison, Middleton, and across Dane County come to us for a clean, clinical outcome in a single short appointment.
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