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How to Remove a Skin Tag

June 18, 2010 on 5:51 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

Skin tags are soft growths that usually hang from the skin on a stalk, (a thin piece of tissue). The good news is unlike moles skin tags do not turn into skin cancer. Anyone can get a skin tag; there is no way to prevent them. Some families have more of a tendency to them than others. Pregnancy can cause skin tags to appear.

Skin tags are often found on the neck, armpits or under the breasts. If they are caught on jewelry or rubbed by clothing they can become irritated.

If you are wondering how to remove a skin tag, you should first examine it to insure it is really a skin tag. It may first appear as a small soft bump on the skin. After a while it grows into a skin colored piece of skin that is attached by a stalk. It grows slow should not get larger than about ½ an inch. It should not be painful and can be wiggled easily. The skin pigment is the color of the skin or slightly darker. If it is hard and doesn’t move and is not the same color as the skin then it should be looked at by a doctor.

Skin tags do not go away by themselves and if a person gets one they usually get more. There are home remedies for removing skin tags. Many people have successfully removed them at home.

One method to remove a skin tag is to tie a piece of thread tightly around the bottom of the skin tag. You can apply ice to the area to numb it a little. Using sterilized, sharp scissors, simply cut off the skin tag above the thread. Most people report that this is painless and is what the doctor would do. After cutting off the skin tag make sure to clean the area with peroxide and apply antibacterial ointment. There will be some bleeding that can be controlled with pressure and a bandage. The skin tag should not come back. If it does see a physician