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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 4, 2 0 1 6 | 2 4 iL h re a d -- r v -- \ r-- a F e s tiv a The World ofThreads Festival 2016 held its opening reception last Saturday (Oct. 29) at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC).The show, which runs until Sunday, Nov. 27, features 315 exhibits by 134 artists from 24 countries - with the majority of the exhibits being featured at the QEPCCC. For more information on all exhibits, visit worldofthreadsfestival.com. Clockwise from top left: Heather Macali, a 32-year-old artist from Fendale, Mich., stands in front of her large six panel wall piece; Gwen Lowery, of Shaw Island, Wash., gives one of her Aurora Towers a hug; Arizona's Carol Eckert's Consider the Ravens; Sharon LaRose moves in for a close-up shot of Thunder Bay artist Marianno Kyryluk's hanging installation, Within Our Grasp. Visit insidehalton.com/oakville-on-photogallery for more photos. | Graham Paine/Metroland The skinny on skin care: skin tags often harmless Doctors have long been urging patients to be aware of changes to their skin, which could be in dicative of illness, including skin cancer. When per forming self-inspections, som e people may discover skin growths that look unsightly or give them pause. Oftentimes these growths are skin tags. chordon at som e point in their lives. A person may have anywhere from one to more than 100 skin tags, and certain people are more likely to develop skin tags than others. In many ca se s skin tags are ju st harmless blem ishes on the skin. However, som e may need to be removed depending on their location or if any irritation is present. Skin tags often scab over and fall off on their own over time, but they also can be removed quite easily. When removing skin tags, the risk for infection is rare. Even though it is a relatively simple procedure, and one that many people take into their own hands, skin tag removal is best left to a doctor, who will numb the area before removing the skin tag. Ligation is a technique where a piece of suturing thread is tied at the base of the tag to staunch circulation and allow the tag to dry up and fall off on its own. Cryotherapy freezes the skin tag. Electrical cauterization or surgical removal with a scalpel also can take place. If a skin tag seem s out of the ordinary, grows large or changes shape or appearance, this may be a sign of something more danger ous. Consult with a family practitioner or a dermatologist to rule out cancerous skin lesions. Skin tags are often harmless. But those who want their skin tags removed should only have such procedures performed by medical pro fessionals. (MCG) A V IG A Y IL C A S H E D IN $ 1 ,3 8 4 FROM HER CLOSET! #EXCITED A skin tag, also known a s a fibroepithelial polyp or acrochordon, is a small, benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin creases, like the groin, neck and armpit. Skin tags are usually no big ger than a grain of rice. However, skin tags can be larger. According to Medscape Reference, roughly 46 per cent of the population will experience an aero- FEED Y O U R A D D IC T IO N CANADA CU T & STYLE FROM $50 CO LO U R a 1 ( I! i C ash in y o u r close t tod a y at T re n d Tru n k .c o n J FROM $65 TREATMENTS KERATIN $300 51 8 Postridge Drive 905-257-7427 colouraddiction.com B o o k y o u r a p p o in tm e n t to d a y !