Cherry angiomas, keratosis, warts, hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, liquid moles, dermatitis, eczema, molluscum and cholesterol pockets are a few skin imperfections that we treat here at Stone International Wellness Center. We treat more than 60 different cases of skin imperfections.

By using a variety of specialized probs that are non-invasive, our practitioners are able to find the root cause of a skin imperfection and cure it from returning. Some skin imperfections can be caused by excessive dead skin, hormonal imbalance or a virus.

For example, Acrochordons, or skin tags, are very common and there are more than 3 million US cases per year. Skin tags are painless and harmless growths on the skin that occur from dead skin cells that become irritated from rubbing against clothing, jewelry or when the skin rubs against itself. Those who have type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing skin tags according to Healthdirect. Skin tags are commonly less than 2 millimeters in size and typically grows if it is not properly taken care of. Skin imperfections such as skin tags can grow primarily in the neck, under the breast or in the underarms. Our practitioners recommend to exfoliate twice a week to reduce your chances of skin tags.

At Stone IWC our practitioners highly suggest that you do not cut off your skin tags on your own. The reason behind this is for the fact that within the skin tag, there are veins that have blood circulation and once oxygen touches it (when it gets cut improperly) the chances of it regrowing increase tremendously. It is for certain that it will regrow if you cut a skin tag yourself. There are proper treatments in order to remove them without causing an infection to take place.

By treating the root cause of skin imperfections with our specialized probs, our practitioners can get a sense of how the blood vessels and veins are ‘mapped’ out in the affected area. If a cherry angioma is present, our practitioners will use our advanced modern modalities to treat surrounding veins to allow proper blood circulation to begin and it will ‘flush’ out the cherry angioma. The analogy that can best describe cherry angioma would be if multiple roads are light with traffic and there is another road that is closed due to a flood, eventually the closed road will cause congestion with the other roads.

In addition, The National Library of Medicine states that skin tags are increasing in children and adolescents due to the global rise of obesity. It is estimated that about 50-60% of adults will develop skin tags, and oftentimes women are those who are more likely to be affected by them. Experts also believe that hormonal imbalances may be another cause of the development of skin tags. Specifically with the heightened levels of the female sex hormones, progesterone and estrogen. 

Skin tags are not typically harmful, however, we suggest checking with your dermatologist if you feel it may be too abnormal as it could be linked to skin disease, warts or skin cancer.