skin tags

[benjamin]

does anyone know a useful way of removing them?

don't say google it, i did - it came up saying that you can tie a piece of thread around it and cut it off, but mine is so small it's basically invisible.

i know there is no harm in them, and seeing as mine isn't even noticable (especially when i haven't shaved, it's on my neck) it shouldn't bother me. but as i know it's there it annoys me.

i pulled it off once and it just bled for like 2 hours. fml.

[myke]

i remember seeing on a health programme one time tying fishing wire around it slightly tight for a few days will make it fall off...

but yh idk dont kill urself doing it

[benjamin]

i mean like it would be impossible to tie anything around it, it's smaller than 1mm, easily.

just pulled it really hard now it's bleeding a lot hahaha.

[Stephen]

i remember seeing on a health programme one time tying fishing wire around it slightly tight for a few days will make it fall off...

but yh idk dont kill urself doing it

He probably won't kill himself doing it unless he ties it around his neck :P

Isn't there an over the counter thing like wart remover stuff that freezes it or something?

[benjamin]

He probably won't kill himself doing it unless he ties it around his neck :P

Isn't there an over the counter thing like wart remover stuff that freezes it or something?

i dunno, i was reading some replies to this whole 'tie thread around it' crap, and some people said they spent like 30 quid on it and it was a waste of money...

i did see someone suggest like nail clippers/scissors. my only wonder is - i've pulled it off before and it just grew back?

[Nikki]

It was on embarrassing illnesses and it suggested the whole string thing. I had one leg ages ago but i just pulled it off, hurt abit but didn't grow back or anything! I didn't have patience (a)

[Stephen]

You had one leg? And you pulled it off? And the leg didn't grow back? OOOOOHKAY Surely you would of noticed that when the other one didn't grow back.

I'm guessing you mean one on your leg though

[NightRyder]

They can be a pain especially the small ones. If you can do it see your family doctor and he'll give you a treatment for them in his office, but if you don't want to take that route you just might have to deal with the bleeding for a few hours to get rid of them.

[Catzsy]

Looks like you can buy stuff to remove them but it's quite expensive.
http://www.shytobuy.co.uk/dermisil-skin-tags.html?gclid=CL68mIzzyKcCFYsSfAodEArniw
Perhaps the doctor could give you a prescription as it must be a problem whilst trying to shave.
I have a skin tag on my next but obviously doesn't cause a problem as I don't shave. :P