Skin tags

halfpint1 · ‎03-10-2010

This month I noticed a skin tag on my arm--wonder if you know what causes them--ugly. No soon appointment at the doctors Some on my neck too.

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

I think they are heriditary, my grandmother had them. My insurance plan considers removing them as cosmetic so I had to pay $150 to have many removed. They were on my back and at the bra line, none on my face. It hurts when they "burn" them off. Oh, they come back so you have to put up with them until you decide to do it again.

Peaches McPhee · ‎04-19-2010

Try a home remedy. I have had luck with clear nail polish, and with wart remover. (Not at the same time. . . do one.)

-- pro-aging --

Rochester, New York

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

They usually occur where the skin is rubbed, like where he band of a bra falls, but nobody really knows what causes them I had a bunch on my neck, and during one visit my doctor and an intern working with her froze them all using a vapor under pressure. I didn't feel a thing and two weeks later there was no sign they ever existed. I wasn't charged for doing them.

There are lots of home remedies, none of which are terribly effective. I tried tea tree oil and it burned my skin. Stinks too.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

gabstoomuch · ‎03-16-2010

Another way is to tie it tight at the base of the tag with dental floss (unflavored). That cuts off its blood supply and it dies, then just falls off (my sil does this and it works!).

Just keep the area clean. Throw bandaid over it while it is suffocating.

No, I am not a doctor, do not yell at me Google ways to remove skin tags. They are just an annoyance, some people get many, some never get any.

There are other suggestions online. Use your own intellect to decide if anything read online sounds like a viable way to remove them. Go to trustworthy medical websites. But seriously, they can be removed easily.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

@gabstoomuch wrote:
Another way is to tie it tight at the base of the tag with dental floss (unflavored). That cuts off its blood supply and it dies, then just falls off (my sil does this and it works!).

Just keep the area clean. Throw bandaid over it while it is suffocating.

No, I am not a doctor, do not yell at me Google ways to remove skin tags. They are just an annoyance, some people get many, some never get any.

There are other suggestions online. Use your own intellect to decide if anything read online sounds like a viable way to remove them. Go to trustworthy medical websites. But seriously, they can be removed easily.

After I was charged $100 to remove one at my Dermatologist office, I tried the thread.It worked just fine. Fell right off after a couple of days.

K9buddy · ‎03-09-2010

I've read that duct tape applied for several days works.

blueroses47 · ‎03-09-2010

I had a couple years ago that I had removed by a dermatologist. One was very big by the time I noticed it, in an unusual spot right where your upper leg meets your buttock, I guess you'd call it. The doctor said they are a form of polyp.

A few years ago, I noticed one on my neck, just starting. It was very tiny. I took a chance and just snipped it off. I felt nothing, and a tiny scab formed, and it was gone in a few days. I'm glad I did that as I hate going to doctors, and yes, I probably would have paid a few hundred dollars for the pleasure.

They are unsightly and annoying. I haven't had many, thank goodness. What I am plagued with are those little red bumps, which are easily removed, but I just am getting so many. I'ved had those removed in the past too.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

My medical doctor says skin tags are a result of skin friction and aging.

I tie sewing thread or dental floss tightly around my skin tags which cuts off the blood circulation within 24 hours, causing them to shrivel and fall off.

IMW · ‎06-15-2014

@gabstoomuch wrote:
Another way is to tie it tight at the base of the tag with dental floss (unflavored). That cuts off its blood supply and it dies, then just falls off (my sil does this and it works!).

Just keep the area clean. Throw bandaid over it while it is suffocating.

No, I am not a doctor, do not yell at me Google ways to remove skin tags. They are just an annoyance, some people get many, some never get any.

There are other suggestions online. Use your own intellect to decide if anything read online sounds like a viable way to remove them. Go to trustworthy medical websites. But seriously, they can be removed easily.

My internist actually recommended thread method.