I used to have frequent hemorrhoids 4-5 years ago and it left skin tags on the rim of my butt. Those skin tags are mostly benign, I said mostly, because every time I shit, they will slightly swell up for a few hours.
I’ve heard of skin tag removals, either by cutting, freezing, or laser done by doctors but I’m not so sure how or where to go.
What kind of doctor should I go to for this kind of issue? Does anyone have any experience with this?
A proctologist. But be warned, for some odd reason they are the worst specialists in Taiwan for English communication. Make sure your butt Chinese is up to scratch.
I’d probably visit a colorectal surgeon first rather than a dermatologist, personally. Though I can see that skin tags could probably fall under the remit of both fields, I get the impression that many of the dermatologists in Taiwan are more about selling face creams and treating acne etc. - unless I had a particular recommendation, I’m not sure they’d be the first group of people I’d let near my anus with a scalpel.
I’ve had skin tags removed from the skin clinics that can be found all over the place: easy and fast. Whatever that freezing process is. But taking off my shirt is really really different from what you’re dealing with!
Kind of imagining bad situations… “Ok I don’t really understand you, but show me OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU WAVING YOUR BUTT IN MY FACE?!”
There’s a colorectal surgeon called Chen Yu Nung at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei who’s friendly and speaks pretty decent English. He would be my go-to guy for ass stuff.
Quack in the hospital will put a metal ring around them. One at a time. A couple of weeks later they fall off… never seen them lying around tho.
Once a month get this procedure done. Insurance card will pay for 6 months each year.
My friend took me into a random clinic for a tag on my arm and it was gone in 5 minutes after I had since teenage.
I don’t even know what they did, maybe freeze or something, not cutting, but I was totally shocked because I was scared to even touch it thinking it might be or cause cancer to do anything with it.