If you’ve found yourself Googling how to remove a skin tag at home, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common things I see people searching for before they find their way to one of my clinics. And I completely understand the appeal. Skin tags can be frustrating, especially when they’re somewhere visible like your neck or face, or when they keep catching on jewellery or clothing. They feel like something that should have a simple fix. The internet certainly agrees. There is no shortage of suggested remedies, from tying thread around the base to rubbing apple cider vinegar on them, to over-the-counter freezing kits that promise clinical results

Most moles are completely harmless. In fact, the majority of the blemishes I see every week are benign and simply part of normal skin. But what matters most isn’t whether you have moles, it’s whether something has changed. When chatting to Dr Toby Nelson recently from Map My Mole, he stated that around 80% of cancerous moles are new ones that have developed, not an existing one, which I know from experience when talking to clients, they are mostly under the impression that melanoma can only develop in an existing mole. In general, your skin is very good at staying consistent. So when something shifts, grows, darkens or behaves differently,

Stubborn White Bumps? Milia Removal with Diathermy If you notice small, stubborn white bumps just under the surface of your skin, they are most likely milia. They are small, keratin-filled cysts that often appear around the eyes and cheeks. Unlike a typical blemish that may be growing out of the skin or on top of the skin, milia are trapped under a thin layer of skin, meaning you can’t just squeeze them out, and in fact, attempting to do so can lead to scarring and inflammation. I have seen this many times in the clinic. Using diathermy, the method I use in the clinic. These milia can be treated non-invasively,