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Casey Gallagher, MD, is board-certified in dermatology. He is a clinical professor at the University of Colorado in Denver, and co-founder and practicing dermatologist at the Boulder Valley Center for Dermatology in Colorado.

Anal skin tags are growths of excess skin around the anus. They are often caused by straining or inflammation. They are not cancerous. Still, they can be itchy or sensitive to the touch.

These common skin growths can be diagnosed and removed easily. Depending on the cause, some may be prevented with simple lifestyle changes.

This article will help you learn to recognize anal skin tags. It also looks at possible causes, how anal skin tags are identified, and what can be done to treat them.

Anal skin tags are skin-colored or brown growths or bumps attached to a tiny stalk. They are usually less than 6 millimeters in size. Some can grow to be several centimeters. 1

Anal skin tags do not cause pain or bleeding. They can be itchy and tender to the touch, though. They can also be bothersome.

Anal skin tags can get caught on your underwear. They may also become itchy and inflamed when you clean or wipe the area.

Skin tags may develop from prior external hemorrhoids . These are swollen, enlarged veins in the anal area.

When the swelling goes down, the skin around the hemorrhoid may not tighten back up. The loose skin may become a skin tag. 2

Common causes of external hemorrhoids include: 3

Anal skin tags are also common in people with Crohn’s disease . This is a type of inflammatory bowel disease .

In people with Crohn's disease, anal skin tags are caused by inflammation. In some cases, they are the first sign of this condition. 4

Skin tags may also form as a result of wetness, irritation, and excessive wiping from diarrhea. They could also form because of long-term friction from wearing tight underwear.

Excess skin that forms after repeated scarring may also cause anal skin tags. This might happen, for example, after healing from an anal fissure . An anal fissure is a tear in the lining of the anus. 5

People with certain genetic disorders like Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome may also be more prone to developing skin tags . In these cases, skin tags mainly form on other areas of the body. 6

Anal skin tags may have a number of causes. These include prior hemorrhoids, Crohn's disease, or irritation and scarring.

If you think you have an anal skin tag, see your doctor. They will be able to do a proper evaluation.

A primary care doctor can often diagnose anal skin tags. You may also be referred to a specialist.

A gastroenterologist is a doctor who focuses on the digestive system. A dermatologist addresses skin issues.

Before your exam, your doctor will first ask you to remove your pants and underwear. You'll be given a hospital gown or paper drape to cover up.

Next, your doctor will ask you to lie on an exam table, usually on your side. Alternately, you may be asked to stand up and lean over the exam table.

The doctor will gently examine your anal area using gloved hands. In some cases, a more detailed exam may be required.

During a rectal exam, your doctor will insert a lubricated, gloved finger into your rectum. During this exam, the doctor feels for abnormal structures inside your rectum/anus.

A rectal exam may be uncomfortable, but it is usually quick. Also, remember that doctors are trained in giving these exams.

Your doctor may decide to perform an anoscopy . This is usually done by a gastroenterologist. The procedure can take place in the doctor's office.

You will be given a laxative or enema to clear your bowels ahead of time. Sedation is usually not needed.

During an anoscopy, your doctor will first lubricate a thin, rigid tool with a light on the end of it. This is called an anoscope. It will then be inserted a few centimeters into your anus.

If a tissue sample or biopsy is needed, it can be taken at this time.

You may feel some discomfort when the anoscope is inserted. Like a rectal exam, though, it is a quick procedure.

A sigmoidoscopy is a test that looks at the rectum and the last part of the colon. This part of the colon is called the sigmoid colon.

This test may not be needed for simple skin tags. It may be done, though, if your doctor suspects another cause for a lump in the anal area.

This test is usually done by a gastroenterologist. It also requires that you take an enema or strong laxatives beforehand to clean out the bowel.

No anesthesia is usually used, but you may receive a sedative. This will help you relax or sleep during the procedure.

The instrument used is called a sigmoidoscope . It is inserted through the rectum and moved up into the large intestine. This test gives your healthcare provider a good look inside the last section of the colon. Biopsies can also be taken if needed.

The diagnosis of anal skin tags usually involves only a simple inspection of the anal area. In some cases, a rectal exam or other procedure is performed.

After a skin tag is diagnosed, you and your doctor will need to decide if it should be removed or left alone. If your skin tags are small or aren’t causing symptoms or discomfort, it might not be worth removing them right away, or at all. 7

Skin tag removal is usually very quick. It can be done in your doctor's office.

First, a numbing medication will be injected into the area around the skin tag. This will help minimize discomfort. In some cases, a sedative may be given.

The techniques used to remove a skin tag include: 8

If a large wound is present after the skin tag is removed, it may be closed with stitches. These may dissolve on their own or they may need to be removed during a follow-up visit.

You can expect to go home right after the procedure. Your doctor will probably instruct you to rest for the remainder of the day. Light activities can often be resumed the next day.

Your doctor may also recommend avoiding strenuous activities for a period of time while you heal. This could be several days to a few weeks.

After your procedure, you will need to keep your anal area clean after a bowel movement. You may need to use wipes to remove bacteria from the area or wash thoroughly with soap and water.

Stool softeners might also be prescribed after anal skin tag removal. This will keep your bowel movements soft so they can be passed without straining.

Sitting in a bathtub in a few inches of water or using a sitz bath may also be recommended. A sitz bath is a shallow tub that fits over the toilet and can be filled with warm water.

Anal skin tags can be removed with various office-based procedures. These include cutting out or freezing the skin tag, or removing it with a laser or electric current.

To prevent anal skin tags, you need to find out why you are developing them in the first place. If recurrent external hemorrhoids are the problem, you may need lifestyle changes. 5

Tips for preventing hemorrhoids include: 3

If you have Crohn's disease, see your gastroenterologist regularly. Take your medication as advised.

You cannot prevent skin tags unless you know why they are occurring. If it's because of hemorrhoids, it will help to avoid straining. If it's chronic diarrhea, make sure to wipe gently after a bowel movement.

Anal skin tags are growths of excess skin around the anus. They can be itchy and bothersome. There are many possible causes. These include hemorrhoids, scarring in the anal area, and chronic skin irritation.

Fortunately, these harmless skin growths can be easily diagnosed and quickly removed. The procedure is relatively painless and can be done in a doctor's office.

Recovery after anal skin tag removal involves simple at-home strategies. These include taking stool softeners and avoiding strenuous activity for a short period of time.

Skin tags can be annoying and mildly uncomfortable. They are not usually a cause for concern, though. They won’t progress into a more serious condition or become cancerous.

That said, don't assume a lump or bump in your anal area is a skin tag. Get it checked by a doctor to be safe.

It's also important to see a doctor if a previously diagnosed anal skin tag suddenly changes in size or color or becomes painful.

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Skin tags on anus or buttocks are growths that usually hang off the skin around and outside of the anus or buttocks. Although they are harmless, they can be bothersome especially if they are large, raised and itchy. This page provides a comprehensive outlook of this condition with pictures, causes and how you can remove, get rid and treat skin tags on anus.
Anal skin tags or rectal skin tags may also be called hypertrophied papillae or fibro epithelial polyps. These are extra flesh that tends to hang off the skin around the anal skin. They appear as soft, flexible and irregular shape usually attached to the skin by skin tissue narrow in size.
Skin tags on anus or buttocks are generally harmless and not contagious. But if there’s an inflammation, an injury, or skin lesion around the skin tags it can be bothersome. Skin tags around the anus are not a risk to health but it can be difficult in maintaining anal hygiene. Contact through rubbing can cause irritation or itchy feeling.
Anal skin tags are not cancerous but you should check with your doctor to make sure they are harmless and therefore not cancerous. Anal skin tags may be confused for genital warts of hemorrhoids.
Skin tags on buttocks can be removed at home. It is possible to get rid of skin tags on anus by tying a piece of cotton around the base of skin tag. This helps to cut blood supply to the skin tag causing them to drop off.
Medical ways to remove skin tags around the anus include:
We shall discuss the details on how to get rid and treat skin tags on anus later on in this post.
What causes skin tags on anus or buttocks? These tiny flaps of skin that pop up around in your anal area could be anything. Although the cause is not yet known, dermatologists provide some reasons why skin tags on anus appear. Here are some reasons:
There are other unknown reasons for one to develop skin tags. According to dermatologists, the cause of skin tags is not yet known. The reasons given above are nothing but just suggestions. The causes discussed above have only been linked to skin tags but they are actually not the main reasons.
How do skin tags on buttocks look like? Pictures on skin tags on rectum are useful. They are meant to give you a clear distinction on skin tags and other skin conditions that appear similar to skin tags. In this post, we have provided descriptive pictures that can help you identify them.
Generally, skin tags on buttock or anus can vary in size. Skin tags will appear as fleshy, floppy and flexible. The skin tags can be attached on the opening of the anus or around the buttocks where there’s skinfolds.
The skin tags on buttocks can be raised above the surface of the skin, appearing large in size though flexible. You may confuse the raised skin tags to genital warts. The two conditions are totally different. Here’s how to different the two:
Can stags around the buttocks get itchy? Skin tags normally appear where the skin creases or areas of the skin folds such as the anus, groins, armpit and neck. These areas are generally moist. The skin on these regions gets easily irritated or inflamed. This is due to friction or rubbing of skin. If this happens, you may feel as if the skin tags are itchy especially during and after bowel movement.
Skin tags can appear anywhere on your body. Usually the areas of the skin with folds such as neck, armpit, buttocks and groins are likely affected.
As stated earlier, skin tags are generally harmless and benign. These outgrowths of skin are not noncancerous. Skin tags are harmless and do not pose any health risk. There’s no cause for concern.
As mentioned earlier in the post, one of the reasons for developing skin tags on buttocks is hormonal changes. This is common for pregnant women. Skin tags during pregnancy become visible towards the end of the second and beginning of the third trimester.
Although skin tags are generally harmless you may find them boring. There are ways in which you can get rid skin tags. We shall look into that in details in the post.
Skin tags are harmless. They don’t post any health risk. You may or may not want to treat skin tags. There are reasons one would want to treat skin tags. Some of the reasons include: cosmetic, medical and annoyance reasons.
Here are medical ways to treat skin tags on anus. They include:
Also known as cryotherapy in medical terms, this method involves putting the skin tags under extreme cold conditions to destroy them. Usually liquid nitrogen is used in the freezing process. Your dermatologist will apply the liquid nitrogen on the skin tags for about 30 seconds.
The essence is to damage the blood capillaries usually at the base of the skin tags. Freezing or cryotherapy doesn’t cause any harm or side effects
In medicine, burning the skin tags on anus is another recommended way to treat the skin tags. Usually heat is used to destroy the skin tags. With time the skin tags will fall off. Medically referred to as cauterization, burning off the skin tags is categorized into two: electrical a nd chemica l burning.
Just like the case of freezing, burning is aimed at destroying the tissues and blood vessels leading to the skin tags. The skin tags will reduce in size, shrink and eventually fall off. This method will take about two weeks for complete healing.
Also known as ligation, tying off is another effective and common method of removing rectal skin tags. In this method, a string is used to tie off the base of the skin tags. The point here is to cut blood supply to the skin tags. As a result of insufficient blood supply and oxygen, the skin tags will shrink and fall after some time.
This is another common method to treat skin tags around the anal area. It should be done by a professional medical doctor.
There are numerous ways to get rid of rectal skin tags. Although they are harmless, you may opt for medical treatment or home remedies to get rid of skin tags
Medical methods to get rid of anal skin tags include: surgery, freezing, burning off, and tying off the skin tags. Your dermatologist will examine the skin tags and determine the method to use. This will depend on the location of the skin tags.
Home remedies can also be effective in getting rid of rectal skin tags. One of them includes castor oil method. In this method, you slowly and continuously apply the oil on the skin tags for a couple of days. Repeat this procedure twice a day for effective results until the skin tags dry off and eventually fall off.
Home remedies can also be effective in getting rid of skin on anus. The most common home remedies to remove skin tags include:
Castor oil works by drying out the skin. The trick is to apply consistently on the skin tags. The oil will make the tissue to dry out and become brittle. With time the skin tags will fall off.
Here’s is how to use home remedy to remove skin tags on anus using castor oil.
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Skin tags are extra-folds of anal tissue. They are also commonly referred to in the medical community as sentinel, rectal, and perianal skin tags. They may develop from the stretched overlying skin of a thrombosed external hemorrhoid or the way in which the tissue in an anal fissure fails to heal properly.
Anal skin tags stem from many different sources:
But the main impetus lies with some type of localized injury. Skin, and its healing capacity, has limitations, specifically as it relates to the anal region. Defecation and intercourse are high pressure actions that continuously irritate a wound, especially as it is attempting to close. And clearly we have to defecate.
Because of this persistent trauma and the skin attempting to heal, it gets frustrated. It basically lays down a scar as best as it can and then grows out with extra skin — hence the anal skin tag. This healing is beyond common, with anal tears or fissures that attempt to mend with a skin tag in the region (many think it’s actually from a hemorrhoid, but in fact it’s how that tear healed.)
As stated above, skin tags are just extra tissue, whereas hemorrhoids are swollen veins. While not the same thing, they are related–skin tags can be caused by hemorr
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