Skin Tags & Benign Lesions

Skin tags are small, soft flaps of skin that hang from a narrow stalk, most often on the neck, underarms, eyelids, under the breasts and in the groin. They are very common, especially in midlife, during pregnancy and in people with diabetes or who carry extra weight. Seborrhoeic keratoses are rough, waxy, stuck-on looking growths that become more common with age, while many people also have benign moles they would simply prefer not to have. These lesions are usually harmless but can catch, rub, bleed or affect confidence.

With its surgical handpiece, our SmartXEL CO2 laser can remove skin tags, moles, seborrhoeic keratoses, freckles and pigmented lesions with precision. The laser vaporises the lesion layer by layer and seals tiny blood vessels as it works, so there are no stitches and bleeding is minimal. A small scab forms and usually falls away within one to two weeks, leaving pink new skin that gradually settles. A topical numbing cream keeps the area comfortable, and most lesions are removed in a single visit.

Removal at Skin Anatomy is a cosmetic treatment, not a diagnosis. We never diagnose skin lesions, and we do not treat anything that looks suspicious or is changing. Because laser removal vaporises the tissue, nothing is sent for laboratory analysis, so removal cannot confirm whether a lesion was harmless and it is not a skin cancer check. If we have any doubt about a lesion, we will refer you to your GP instead of treating it. Treatment is for adults aged 18 and over.