Skin tags?

My son is 9 and has one on the side of his neck. Shirts don't cover it and now he is saying that kids pick on him at school about it. The doctor doesn't seem to care about it and I was wondering if I could do something at home for it? wart remover wouldn't work would it? what can you suggest for us? thanks!

Skin tags?
Tie a thread around the base of it, tight as you can. Tie the thread in a knot and leave it tied. The tag will fall off on it's own because you're cutting off the blood supply. It may take a couple of days, but it will work. I use it all the time on mine.
Reply:I get them occasionally and I just cut them off. That's whay they do at the doctors office. Just nip it off with small scissors (like sewing scissors), put some anitbiotic cream (like Bacitracin) on it, and put a Bandaid on it. It will bleed at first and take a few days to heal up. It only hurts a tiny bit when you cut it off, maybe like pricking your finger with a pin.
Reply:Hi. Please excuse me for sounding so sure of myself, but I have been through this and feel I am really giving you good advice. Go to a doctor (and paediatrician, dermatologist or GP) and have it removed right away. It is a safe, simple and painless procedure and it will save your child from being made fun of at school (don't you remember how awful that was?). Don't wait. He is suffering and will be scarred much worse from the ridicule than from this simple little two second operation with the painless flick of a scalpel. You can't do this at home. Find a doctor and just tell them what you want done. Trust me.
Reply:People normally get skin tags if they are overweight.


My friend has a small one and she said it hurt a lot


but she cut it off!





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Reply:Take your son to a dermatologist.
Reply:I had some on my neck. I read about it on the Mayo Clinic web site, and they said it was OK to trim them off if you are sure it isn't actually a mole. So I clipped it with a new nail clipper dipped in rubbing alcohol. It bled a little, I wore a bandage for a while, and it's still gone. I got this from rubbing too hard on my neck with the washcloth, at least that's what I think it was from.
Reply:I am very sorry to hear of your sons situation. Being a nine year old is hard enough now-a-daysso I'm sure having something children can find to pick on must be extremely hard for him. Skin tags are usually very unattractive and VERY unwanted. I am not sure why your doctor isn't taking your concerns more serious, I believe you should find another physician who will be more sensitive to the problem.





Now to answer your question Skin Tags ARE treatable, however there isn't anything that I'm aware of that you can do at home. It is a procedure needing to be handled by a medical staff. It is usually done by a freezing process and removed by either cutting it off or using a tying procedure to get rid of it. I have included a website that I hope will help in your quest for more information.





Good Luck, and let your son know that with or without the skin tag he is HANDSOME!!!
Reply:apply clear nail polish twice a day. should dry up and fall off in 4 to 6 days.
Reply:i lost weight and all of mine went away by themselves.
Reply:No doctor will agree with my method but I have used it many times without problem.





Ice the skin tag for few minutes. (direct ice) Wipe with alcohol. Cut skin tag off with a cuticle scissors( as close to the neck as you can). Wipe again with alchol and press to stop any minor bleeding. Works every time and hurts a lot less than you think.