Skin tags.?

I havea few skin tagson my body, i'd like to get rid of them by trimming them off but hear you can bleed to death or get Cancer (not sure if this is an old wives tale) i know u can get rid of them by tying a bit of thread round then, stopping the blood supply then they fall off, but someare in tricky places, i wouldent be able to reack to tie a knot around them, leading to me thinking of just trimming them off, is it safe?





Thanks in advance

Skin tags.?
Please don't do it this way. Either keep them I have or else go to the doctor and have them removed. Don't do it yourself you could get a nasty infection
Reply:the doctor can do it for you
Reply:the doctor can freeze them off
Reply:get someone to tie it for you,i have nipped a tag off and nothing happened
Reply:My dad has his removed by the Sister at our local Surgery, for free! only took about 2 mins to do 3 of em. Why go through all the hassle of doing it yrself?
Reply:Please don't. You are risking septacaemia. Go and see if your doctor is willing to arrange to have it doen properly.
Reply:I had a few that a doctor removed for me. They have slowly grown back (it's taken 5-10 years, and they're still small). He said that I could just remove them myself, too. Fingernail trimmers would do it if you can stand to clip them off yourself, or you could have someone cut them off with an exacto knife, too. The bleeding wouldn't be too bad - just use a styptic pencil like men use to stop bleeding when the cut themselves shaving. The doctor used a drop of silver iodide, I think. That stung, but I had no bleeding afterwards.





I would think that the cancer bit was just an old wives tale.
Reply:I had a skin tag and my doc advised me to tie the old string round, it worked perfectly and now my nip is tag free! Don't snip, tie the cotton!
Reply:You're not going to bleed to death, but it would be much better to have a dermatologist do it. Also have them check if they are malignant. Usually tabs aren't, but if you're going into the doctor, have them check your whole body. It's something everyone should do at least once a year.
Reply:i had one recently that had grown too big to just ignore-the doctor said about the cotton bit and that they were totally harmless,although in the process of my fiddling with it i had twisted it and had effectively killed it.Within a few hours of doing this it had shrivelled up due to lack of blood-it was then easy to just pull it off.This is the rationale behind tying cotton round it.
Reply:It isn't that you would get cancer or bleed to death - it's the risk of infection. Stll, let a doctor snip them off for you or freeze them off.
Reply:Your best bet it to let the doctor do it. He did mine and it didn't hurt at all. He freezes it. It goes black and drops off
Reply:I have had several removed by dr. I have email address of place to write that answeres questions just like this one. I would say send them and email and ask. Address is


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Reply:I've had this done myself - just go to your doctors and your nurse should be able to freeze them off with liquid nitrogen there and then. Its just a very short tingly stingy sensation, goes hard and drops off within a couple of days.





Hope this helps!





(You could just use thread yourself but as you said, this could be quite tricky and can bleed quite a lot whereas the method above is painless and gore free!)
Reply:my husband has some skin tags aswell and one is on his balls! the doctor can remove them easily for you . it is not something i would advise doing yourself!
Reply:Go and see your Dr they can do this for you
Reply:DO NOT CUT THEM OFF YOURSELF, they are a kind of wart and they won't stop bleeding for a long time plus they would become infected, if you are gonna tie them off you MUST steralize them at the same time with surgical spirit, and keep doing it until they turn black and drop off. They will return aftera while though, they are unsightly but they are harmless, please remember DO NOT CUT THEM OFF.
Reply:Have you gone to the doctor? Skin tags can be a sign of some serious medical conditions, such as lymphedema. Do that, and while you're there ask about the best way to remove them.
Reply:You could get someone to tie them for you, make sure its strong tread though and that they are tied right at the bottom. But I'd advise you to go to your doctors. They can remove them very easily and pain free for you. They simply dab on some liquid nitrogen and it freezes it. It will then be completely gone in a few days.


I wouldn't advise trimming them, don't think you'd ever bleed to death, but you could easily pick up some bacteria in the wound or spread it with whatever you trimmed it with.
Reply:Have you someone to help you tie up the skin tags you can't reach? Because this way does work
Reply:Don't trim them off, my son got quite a few of them took off at doctors

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