Skin tags..... Every once in a while I get, what my girlfriends calls, "skin tags" popping up.........

.... and rather stupidly I tend to remove them myself. What are they? are they dangerous??

Skin tags..... Every once in a while I get, what my girlfriends calls, "skin tags" popping up.........
I get them on my neck where they are made sore by the catching on my necklace. I tie a hair tightly around them to cut off the blood supply, as my mum showed me and her mum showed her, they soon go black and fall off! I believe they are called 'filiform warts' and are very common on the face and neck and are nothing to worry about.
Reply:You can get the doctor to freeze them off. I do.
Reply:without a picture or a more detailed description, it'd be hard to tell what it is. You shouldn't remove something that pops up on your skin. Rather, you should get it checked out by a dermatologist. It could be more dangerous than you think, but you should let the doctor determine that.
Reply:No, they're not dangerous. I've got a couple myself. Apparently you can tie cotton around them and they will drop off, or you can get the doctor to remove them.





Am interested to know how you remove yours yourself? Is it with cotton? Want to get rid of mine so let us know please!
Reply:They are more a nuisance than anything else. However, removing them yourself opens you to the risk of bleeding, scarring, and infection as well as a telling off from your girlfriend! If they are catching on your clothing or are unsightly, your GP will arrange for their removal; otherwise just leave them be.
Reply:yes they are probably skin tags. Kinda like moles.








My son gets them too and he removes some of them himself.





Not a good idea though.
Reply:You are completely off your trolley...you should never remove anything like that even a skin tag. You may just be disturbing those cells that are best left dormant.





Go and get them checked out at the doctors or your pratice nurse. Though you may feel stupid or foolish bothering the doctor he will appreciate the fact that he does not have a rival on his hands who can perform minor surgery with a craft knife or wart remover.
Reply:U freak you disgust me. Anyway - tell your bird to mind her own business and keep her opinions to herself. After all her peer pressure makes you remove them yourself, and well, you could get cancer!

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