Baby Skin Tags

     Acrochordon also commonly known as a skin tag are very common. Both males and females can equally get them, even small, little babies. When babies get them, depending on the place of the skin tag, doctors recommend removing it especially if it is uncomfortable. That's what they didn't do with my daughters. Hers was right on her private parts and every time she would try to pass stool it would cause her extreme pain. The doctor told us to do many different things, like put Desitin or A&D ointment on her bottom. That helped with the rash but the skin tag was still there.

     We were going to the doctor at least twice a week and they told us the same thing every time which was, "It will just go away". I couldn't just let her scream bloody murder every time she passed stool so i finally said, "Really help me or you'll lose me as a patient!". They finally gave me advice that helped. They told me to give her a bath every night, put A&D ointment on after every diaper change, even if only wet, and to just make sure she is always clean down there. Shes happier than ever! The lesson to learn is that skin tags can be treated and to always be assertive with your child's pediatrician if nothing is being done.

Written by a Hope Academy Student.

Example of a skin tag: