Skin tags kukukhula kolusu okuxhaphakileyo okubonakala ngathi kuthambile, amaqhuma aphakanyisiweyo elusu kwaye aqhelekile ukuba ngamathumba anobungozi. Uphando lucebisa ukuba phantse ama-50 ukuya kuma-60% abantu abadala baya kuba nomntu omnye ebomini babo, kunye nethuba lokunyuka emva kweminyaka engama-40. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba iithegi zesikhumba zivela kakhulu kubantu abatyebe kakhulu, abanesifo seswekile, isifo se-metabolic syndrome. . Bobabini amadoda nabasetyhini bachaphazeleka ngokulinganayo. Skin tags, also known as 'acrochordons,' are commonly seen cutaneous growths noticeable as soft excrescences of heaped up skin and are usually benign by nature. Estimates are that almost 50 to 60% of adults will develop at least one skin tag in their lifetime, with the probability of their occurrence increasing after the fourth decade of life. However, at the very outset, it should be noted that acrochordons occur more commonly in individuals suffering from obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome (MeTS), and in people with a family history of skin tags. Skin tags affect men and women equally.
Kuxelwe ukuxhaphaka kwe-46% kubemi ngokubanzi. Zikwaxhaphake kakhulu kwabasetyhini kunamadoda. Ukuba ukususwa kuyanqweneleka, kunokuphunyezwa yingcali eqeqeshiweyo enokusebenzisa i-cauterization, i-cryosurgery, i-excision, okanye i-laser.
○ Uxilongo kunye noNyango
Inokususwa kwizibhedlele ngeelaser ngenjongo yokuthambisa.