If rafaelo is not suitable do you offer haemorrhoid banding or injection?
14 July 2020What are the risks of the rafaelo procedure?
14 July 2020Anal skin tags are caused by the swelling of the pile or haemorrhoid externally causing the skin to stretch. Once the haemorrhoid shrinks people can often be left with anal skin tags. These anal skin tags can be treated by us separately, but you need a surgeon assessment to ideally diagnose what is the true cause of anal skin swelling.
Key symptoms on opening bowels
- Swelling of skin tag = skin tag and haemorrhoid
- Bleeding and sharp pain that lasts for few hours = fissure (tear in anal skin)
- Bleeding and minimal if any discomfort = haemorrhoid
Haemorrhoid vs Skin Tag Checker for Protruding Anal skin
| Haemorrhoid | Skin Tag | Haemorrhoid + Skin tag | Fissure (tear in the skin) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding on opening bowels | Yes on paper, stool and in toilet | Not common | Yes on paper mainly or stool | Yes |
| Pain on opening bowels | Not common | Not common | Discomfort only not pain | Yes sharp lasts for few hours |
| Swelling of skin or lump on opening bowels | Yes | Not common | Yes | No |
