Consultation for Skin Tag, Moles, Warts

Service Description

Please read the definition of each blemish below. Should you book your treatment the consultation fee will transferred to the treatment cost. Should you change your mind, we will keep the consultation fee. Skin Tags (or verucca filiformi) are a soft, skin-coloured growth that hangs from the surface of the skin. It is attached to your body by a thin piece of tissue called a stalk. They are a problem because the location of the tag may be irritated by the constant rubbing of clothing or jewellery, they can also be located on places like the hands and face where they can be unsightly. They will never go away unless they are removed. Warts are small, rough, viral growths on the skin. They are very common and are usually spread by direct skin-to-skin contact or indirectly through shared contact with contaminated surfaces. Warts do not usually cause any other symptoms in people with normally functioning immune systems and usually resolve without treatment, although this can take months or years. A mole, or naevus, is a normal skin growth that develops when pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) grow in groups. They appear as small, dark marks, or sometimes flesh-coloured small bumps, on your skin. Moles can appear in a range of different colours, shapes and sizes. For example, one type of mole is the blue naevus. Blue moles look blue because the group of pigment-producing cells is lower in the skin than brown freckles and moles. They might look unusual but are generally benign. Most people have moles. Only about one in a hundred persons has a mole or moles present at birth. These so called congenital melanocytic naevi are often bigger than acquired naevi (moles) that develop after birth. Most moles are harmless. However, some types can develop into skin cancer. Overexposure to the sun, especially in childhood, can increase the number of moles, and people with a lot of normal moles can have a higher risk of developing melanoma. Irregular moles (dysplastic or atypical naevi) are a sign that a person has an increased risk of developing melanoma and the risk increases with the number of moles a person has. It is important to get to know your skin and check it regularly.