Dr. Michael Tirgan, MD - New York City Cutaneous Oncology/Keloid

Skin Growth Removal / Skin Tumor Treatment; One Patient at a Time.

eyelid skin tags:

The eyelid skin tags are among the most noticeable of all benign skin growths.  Whenever we talk or greet others, we first look into their eyes.   Even the smallest of eyelid skin tags are very noticeable.  Skin tags can be skin-colored, dark brown, or even be black in color.  Skin tags are always raised from the surface of the skin and often have a fleshy stalk.  Skin tags are harmless, however, when located on eyelids, they often make us very self-conscious about our looks and how others see of us.

Treatments:

I use cryotherapy to non-invasively remove eyelid skin tags.  Most eyelid skin tags fall off after one treatment, however some may require two or more treatments to achieve the desired results.  With Cryotherapy, the eyelid skin will remain intact at all times with this treatment; eliminating the risk of infection that may result from cutting or snipping these tags.

The above pictures depict excellent results with from one cryotherapy treatment.  Three weeks later, the skin tag of the upper eyelid is no longer there.  Cryotherapy is a gentle, yet very effective treatment for benign skin spots such as skin tags, moles, dark spots and warts, etc..  Cryotherapy triggers the natural healing  mechanisms of the skin and the treated spot dries out and develops a scab, which falls off in one to two weeks after treatment.  During this  time, normal skin grows from the periphery and from underneath the treated spot and pushes off the dried mole or skin tag. 

As opposed to surgery, healing of the skin follows a natural course,  without ever forming a permanent scar.  Below is an example of how cryotherapy was applied to another eyelid skin tag.  This skin tag fell off took weeks after cryotherapy.

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