Homemade skin tag removal

[DCP]

Anyone have a Homemade skin tag removal in their arsenal?

[Hickory]

1) Fingernail clippers.
2) Torch and 10 penny nail in a vicegrip plyers.
3) Lots of grit.

[Smoke4320]

liquid nitrogen ..same for warts

[SNDBGGR1484]

Tie a piece of dental floss around it and it will die and fall off. No pain,no blood and no infection

[salpal48]

Tie a piece of dental floss around it and it will die and fall off. No pain,no blood and no infection

Same as above with a Couple of Drops Of Clear Iodine

[farmerjim]

Soldering iron or gun.

[GOPHER SLAYER]

The same as my Doctor used to use, pair of sharp scissors.

[merlin101]

I shaved a couple off years ago and haven't done it since and won't either! The dental floss idea sounds pretty good might be a bit difficult. The soldering iron and hot nail I'm sure would work but I'm allergic to pain so that's out!

[Omega]

Compound W, in liquid or the bandaid type will work.

[NSB]

Dental floss works very well. Get someone to tie it around for you if you can't reach it. Just tie a knot in it and the tag will fall off in a day or so. Absolutely no pain at all...none.

[rking22]

I've been known to slice off with a sharp knife, you'll bleed like a stuck hog so have a paper towell handy. I like the floss idea, wondered if that might work.

[MT Gianni]

For long term management or in very painful areas Australian Tea Tree oil works. Put it on a cotton ball and soak/swab the area at least every 8 hours. There is a kit also that uses an elastic band for under $20 from amazon. You put the band on the device, put it over the tag and slide it off. Similar to ting off floss it makes it easier to get to the base of the thing.

[Beagle333]

My doc nips em with some small scissors and a dab of iodine, but I haven't had the nerve to do it myself. I'll just give him the $35 copay and let him do it next time I need it again.

[Tom W.]

Kinda like taking the nuts off of a bull back in the day...an "elasticater."

[Bazoo]

I have removed a few with nail clippers or a sharp knife.

[Nueces]

A doctor once removed several for me. He swabbed with alcohol, then grabbed one with tweezers and gently pulled it until the connecting tissue narrowed sharply, and cut at that point with a fresh scalpel. No pain and no bleeding.

Later, a dermatologist removed some using clippers. That hurt!

[smokeywolf]

Doc uses liquid nitrogen on mine. If I were going to tie them off, I think I'd use suture rather than dental floss.

[wgr]

1) Fingernail clippers.
2) Torch and 10 penny nail in a vicegrip plyers.
3) Lots of grit.man what a buddy:bigsmyl2:

[bronte454]

when I was a teen I had one in my arm pit . Being a dumb teen I didnt know what is was . It was about a 1/4" long . anyway I was twisting it around in a circle on the skin and all of a sudden it just fell off no pain or sensation at any point . it did bleed a bit came off at the base . it's the only one I've ever had . goodluck

[Hardcast416taylor]

I`ve lived with them in both arm pits for quite a few years and never felt the need to have them removed. Besides, now that I`m on blood thinners it probably wouldn`t be a smart idea to have them cut off.Robert

[maxreloader]

Dental floss then use plumbers torch to cauterize and finally a dab of Neosporin and you are good to go. Steel nuts help a bit. Bandaids are for sissies. :guntootsmiley:

[MaryB]

I grab them and yank... little blood, dab on an antibiotic cream, good to go. It is just a little pain...

[Catshooter]

Had one starting to get a bit long on one eyelid. While dental floss sounds, maybe not for that one. :) And no, I ain't tough enough to shoot it off.

What I did was rub, not too hard but not lightly for about 30 seconds every day I washed my face. That just wore it away.


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[OeldeWolf]

I have used the tie and clip. Tied it with some button twist thread, wait a few hours, then snip off with sharp scissors. Minimal blood, minimal fuss. The wait of some time allows the tissue to die, that is the reason for the lack of pain, and minimal bleeding.

[rondog]

Dermatologist. Worth it. Blows my mind how many actors, actresses and other people I see on TV/movies with disgusting things on their faces that a Dr. could remove in a minute. I'm just a po' boy, but I'll go to a doc in a heartbeat for stuff like that.

[Driver man]

I use a fine pair of end cutters and apply pressure till the pain stops and the tag comes off and no blood.

[FISH4BUGS]

Anyone have a Homemade skin tag removal in their arsenal?

In the summers, break off a milkweed leaf and put the white stuff that oozes out of the stem onto your tag. It may burn just a bit but it works.
Keep it up for a few weeks and they go away. I got rid of a bunch of them that way.
Mother nature can fix most everything!

[Goatwhiskers]

The old folks used to use a hair from a horse's tail tied around the tag. Also good for warts if you can get it tied around the thing. GW

[Hamish]

A sharp pair of scissors and the determination to use them get the job done quite well.

[brass410]

I would have need stock in the floss company or my own stable for tail hair to tie them all off ,not to mention the help of someone very near to me ( some were in peculiar places couldn't see them but they were there) spend 2hrs in day surgery having them ALL removed by scalpel, freezing, cauterizing (flame thrower I think) and every other means. The conversation with the surgeon was if anyone training today would like a shot at this its your lucky day I'm pretty sure even the admitting clerk got to take some off. So surgery was the way for me

[mjwcaster]

I second the tea tree oil suggestion.
One application starts to dry them up, 2-3 applications and they are gone.
Only problem is the very strong smell of the oil.
I try to only use it at night before bed.
Otherwise the stuff is amazing.

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[MT Gianni]

If you have them where you need to use a mirror to see them it really works.

[brassrat]

I tried salt with enough water to make a salt paste. Worked great but not sure on time, maybe a few days

[jeepyj]

Years ago I used the thread method for 3 or 4. I learnd it from an older lady the we were working for. Pull it out as far as you can and tie some fine thread around it in a couple days it just falls right off with no pain.

[DCP]

UPDATE-UPDATE-UPDATE

Had 9 skin tags removed by the Doctor today!

The doctor used sharp pointed tweezers to hold them and scissors to cut them off. She said she didn't need numb them the shot would hurt the same as when she cut them off. Yes it hurt but not bad. She used a silver nitrate stick to carterize them. That hurt the worst!

She said its ok to tie them off with dental floss and let them die.

FYI, I did get rid of one with clear fingernail polish. It took at least 10 days

[EDG]

I have no idea why you go to a dermatologist.
Anyone can clip them off. Needle sticks for novacaine are more painful than the removal.
Next time you need stitches skip the novacaine. Those sharp circle needles hurt very little and a good ER doc can sew and tie a stitch in about 5 seconds.

[redhawk0]

Nail clippers and a styptic pencil. Once bleeding stops..put some triple ointment on it and a bandaid...3-4 days you won't even remember it.

redhawk

[DCP]

I have no idea why you go to a dermatologist.
Anyone can clip them off. Needle sticks for novacaine are more painful than the removal.
Next time you need stitches skip the novacaine. Those sharp circle needles hurt very little and a good ER doc can sew and tie a stitch in about 5 seconds.


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[cephas53]

I held ice over it for a few minutes for some numbing effect. Used tweezer for some traction and a razor blade to cut stalk off. Needed pressure from some gauze for a bit to stop bleeding. Neosporin and band-aid.

[MaLar]

I grab them and yank... little blood, dab on an antibiotic cream, good to go. It is just a little pain...
I've done it this way and used this spry also. Spray it on a Q tip and apply.
https://www.amazon.com/Max-Pro-Professional-Medical-Freeze-Spray/dp/B01NCLQYTK/ref=sr_1_20_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1523497798&sr=8-20&keywords=freeze+off+wart+remover

[RU shooter]

Just be sure it is indeed just a skin tag and not anything cancerous before you start doing any cutting on yourself .

[Nueces]

Just be sure it is indeed just a skin tag and not anything cancerous before you start doing any cutting on yourself .

Reason #1 for consulting a dermatologist. I see mine twice a year after a long career of high altitude flight and several childhood burns.

[bkbville]

I make a concoction of the heart of a toad, eye of a newt, seaweed, hair of border collie, scraping of ox-hoof, and ground eel spine, boiled in the darkest swamp water you can find, simmered, and reduced to a paste

I then take the paste, throw it away, and go to the doctor.

Works great.

[trapper9260]

What I have done in the past is take a pair of vise grips and any nail with a flat head on it and a torch and heat the nail cherry red and put on the tag.You will not feel on that round and when the scab fall off repeat and go down to the skin after it heals it is gone.no blood just a little pain for a short time.

[dagger dog]

Anyone tried shooting them off !:veryconfu

[sparky45]

just be sure it is indeed just a skin tag and not anything cancerous before you start doing any cutting on yourself .

this is very important!!!!

[Mr_Sheesh]

Liquid Nitrogen removal my Dr. did, I had some burns around the tags, sorta annoying. I have an AC powered soldering iron dedicated to a hot knife tip and think I'll use that next time; Some of the darn things return eventually, I tend to only remove them when they get large or painful (If it scrubs on clothes too much they can be painful and get quite irritated / inflamed.) Years ago another Dr. used electrocautery, not quite sure how that works but could look it up.

[bdicki]

If they're big enough just twist them a little every day they will get thin at the base, turn black and fall off.

[MyFlatline]

Pure Hydrogen food grade Peroxide. Burns, but takes care of tags, warts and small sun spots.

[evoevil]

exacto knife, with a new blade