What should you know about radio frequency skin tag removal?

After examining the growth, a clinician may numb the skin and use radiofrequency energy to cut or cauterize the stalk. The method is different from a home remedy and should be selected only when the lesion looks consistent with a benign skin tag. A small scab, tenderness, or temporary color change can occur as the site heals.

Not every skin bump is a skin tag. A changing, bleeding, crusted, painful, or unusually pigmented lesion may need a closer examination or testing instead of cosmetic removal.

Tell the clinician about pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices, metal, reduced sensation, active infection, bleeding problems, and medicines that affect clotting or healing. Keep the area clean, avoid picking the scab, and use only the recommended dressing or ointment. Protect healed skin from strong sun to reduce lingering discoloration.

For an overview, see Skin Tag Removal. If you are unsure whether a bump is a tag, review Skin Bumps and arrange an assessment before treatment.

Contact the clinic for bleeding that does not stop with steady pressure, increasing pain, pus, spreading redness, fever, or wound separation. Arrange review if the growth returns, the wound does not heal, or the diagnosis becomes uncertain. Seek urgent help for severe swelling or symptoms of a serious allergic reaction.

Ask whether the lesion is clearly a skin tag, whether it should be tested, which removal method fits its location, how to protect the wound, and what changes should trigger follow-up.