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Brandon and his pal Lee are relaxing in the kitchen watching television when a strange news report about a stomach virus catches their attention.

Not too long ago, it was a frequent occurence to observe all kinds of people walking around or yet, even worse, making contact with you (gasp) who had real observable hand or facial warts. Not so much anymore.

Have you noticed that you don’t see quite as many people in public these day with mammoth ugly facial moles? Oh, sure, there are a few, for certain, but most of us don’t have those big ugly skin blemishes anymore.

Skin tags appear to be coming into favor though. I’m seeing more and more of those ghastly little skin flaps on more people. Generally, I see them around their necks but sometimes they’re observable on the eyes, ears and even on a few noses.

So, what’s the deal? Why do there seem to be more of one kind of these annoying but usually harmless but, nevertheless, ugly, skin lesions?

First off, let’s talk briefly about what moles, warts and skin tags are.

Moles are merely a compilation of soft skin cells called melanocytes that are clustered together. The scientific name for skin moles is “nevus.” More than one is referred to as “nevi.”

We are in fact born with minuscule moles that grow in size and profile as we grow older. You don’t build on new ones after birth, rather the ones you were born with just grow, some considerably and others are hardly conspicuous at all. All humans have a particular mole of some kind. Some people’s moles display as huge, ugly, raised spots on different parts of the body while others are hardly perceptible at all. They are sensitive enough that, if continuously irritated and bothered, they can turn out to be cancerous. Some of them become malignant on their own.

Warts are skin lesions that you are typically not born with but that occur because of the introduction of a virus into your skin.

How do you attain this virus? The simple explanation is that you contact someone or something with warts. They are very infectious lesions. It is merely a dense abnormal raised blemish on the skin, usually with a coarse feeling surface. They grow on distinctive areas of the skin, depending completely on the inclination of the virus.

The wart virus is called HPV or “human papilloma virus.” There are many different versions of HPV and each likes a different type of skin area. Most common warts wind up on the hands or fingers. Others prefer the softer tissues such as the genitals or the anal vicinity.

Skin tags are just small, benign growth that are composed of a core of fibers and ducts, nerve cells, fat cells, and a covering or epidermis. They are not dangerous and grow in various and other places on the body. The technical name for skin tags is “acrochordon.”

It’s very extraordinary that most people don’t have at least one of these skin lesion types.

So, how come you don’t see as many of them as you used to? At one time, it was a very frequent sight to see a person with various of these skin lesions so notably visible. They are very conspicuous if located in an obvious place such as the hands or the face.

Some people grow out of these little uglies at some phase of their lives. Most of them are lifetime afflications though. Why is it then that there seem to be fewer of them these days?

The most evident explanation is that there have been developed, in the last twenty years or so, various alternative therapies of diminishing or getting rid of them completely.

People discovered that they are not compelled to hold on to these repulsive lesions due to one or more of these present-day techniques. Most, if not all of these methods are obtainable to just about anyone if they are willing to and can afford them.

At one time, just a few years ago, it took minor surgical methods to eradicate them and this virtually always left some type of disfigured tissue. These out patient surgeries are both very expensive and produce tenderness. However, with the initiation of so many experiments and discovery of newer methods, these old surgical ways are not always necessary anymore.

Various concoctions and mixtures of chemicals and solutions have been developed that can assist the wart, moles and skin tag sufferers purge these lesions without difficulty and in the security of the user’s home.

All one has to do anymore is visit a search engine, type in the words “wart remover, mole remover, skin tag remover” or some variation and, presto, all the newer solutions and methods are revealed to them.

The only snag is that many of these concoctions are unnatural and may or may not work, therefore the user is discouraged and often gives up and holds on to these unsightly skin lesions for long periods of time.

Some of these resolutions do work though and some of them are actually “homegrown” solutions.

A few of the more distinguished skin lesion techniques and compounds actually offer “guarantees” if the product does not work. Sometimes, the product is a bit more costly than so-called over-the-counter methods located in pharmacies or drug stores. The obvious improvement of the more costly methods is the guarantee. If the user discovers that the technique does not work, they are out nothing and can acquire a compensation.

More and more people are turning to these guaranteed alternative therapies, regardless of the cost for the reason that they want to buy a product that is both dependable and effective. This is the economical and most dependable way to do business for those wanting to everlastingly rid themselves of warts, moles and skin tags. It just makes more sense.

Because of these crucial warranties, more people are able to attempt various methods and compounds until they hit upon the one that works best for them without having to be concerned about spending money repeatedly on wart removal, skin removal or skin tag removal methods that do not work for them.

This is one explanation that so many of these appalling and grotesque skin blemishes are not seen quite so frequently these days. Basically, the availability of so many options and opportunities to eliminate them make them obsolete for many more people.

Some of them are really VERY effective wart removers.

If you are ill-fated enough to be afflicted with one or more these obtuse and loathesome skin plights, there is no more rationale for you to continue to suffer.

I just got my skin tags and small warts (flat warts) removed on my neck, face, and armpits. They say its caused by a virus. Do I have to throw away my towels to avoid recontamination? Or will washing in bleach/hotwater do?