Skin Tags are often squidgy and soft, you can wriggle them around and can be pigmented or non-pigmented. They are often found in areas of friction such as the neck, under the armpit, groin, they increase with age. They often appear with a stalk and Skin Tags are removed quickly and easily by applying diathermy to the stalk or neck of the skin tag. 

Blood Spots are vascular blemishes and superficial. Blood spots appear as purple/red in colour and have a smooth surface, can be slighted raised, and domed shaped.

We would remove blood spots using electrolysis, a very tiny probe would be placed just under the skin’s surface and passing through a tiny amount of current to seal off the tiny capillary. This results in the capillary drying up and disappearing. The procedure is not painful at all, but may be a little uncomfortable, a little nip or sting. 

These are not ‘broken capillaries’ as so often named, but permanently dilated capillaries.

There are numerous causes for Telangiectasia including: ageing, hereditary and genetic causes, pregnancy, hormones, general skin fragility, smoking, extreme sports, temperature extremes and harsh weather exposure. They are very commonly seen in a maturing ‘English rose’ complexion.

Seb K vary great in appearance and can be any colour from skin colour to very dark brown. Seb K are oval or round and can be anything from a couple of millimetres to a few centimetres across. Although raised above the skin they have a flat surface which usually has grooves in it. They can be dry and crumbly. They are completely benign (non- cancerous) and occur with age- usually age 40 onwards. They can appear on any area of the face or body. They can also be hereditary. Seb K are removed by applying a heat to the base and are gently scraped off. Sometimes a second treatment is required, especially with larger ones.