Question: I have had a skin tag in my arm pit for years and in the last week it has started to leak a light yellowish fliud from the tip and has skrunk in size. Is this some thing for me to worry about?
Brief Answer:
Skin Tag
Detailed Answer:
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Skin tags can get infected after small trauma like a scratch or a pull. The yellowish fluid could be pus from an infected skin tag. When infection occurs little bit of scarring and tissue loss occurs following which skin tag can shrink. There are episodes where small skin tag have totally disappeared after a scratch. You may apply an antibiotic ointment like neosporin three times a day for a week.
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What Causes Infection On A Skin Tag?
Brief Answer:
Skin Tag
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
Skin tags can get infected after small trauma like a scratch or a pull. The yellowish fluid could be pus from an infected skin tag. When infection occurs little bit of scarring and tissue loss occurs following which skin tag can shrink. There are episodes where small skin tag have totally disappeared after a scratch. You may apply an antibiotic ointment like neosporin three times a day for a week.
You have a feature to upload the images by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can assess better. You can also send the image as attachment to YYYY@YYYY , with the subject as 'Attn: Dr. Johny Chacko'.
Hope this helped,
Take care.