What is the best way to get rid of skin tags?

I have several skin tags under my arms and I would love to get rid of them. What is the best way?

What is the best way to get rid of skin tags?
DON'T DO IT YOURSELF!!!!





Go to a dermatologist. They can freeze them off in no time at all.





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Reply:I always just cut them off with scissors. However, I do know that this isn't really the best idea. They can get infected, and some of them bleed a lot. I will be interested to see some of the other answers.
Reply:Use your teeth and chew them off! LOL!!! Not really,just go to your family doctor and they can take them off within a few minutes, almost painless! Good luck!
Reply:The best way would be medically...have a doctor remove them.





I am not recommending this, but I will share my experience. I have cut them off with razor blades and I have tied them off with thread and then dabbed them with rubbing alcohol regularly. They get sore and fall off. You have denied them a blood supply.
Reply:The best (least painful) way to remove skin tags is to go to a doctor and have them freeze dried off. I know someone who had this done. It seems way less painful than the other way (twisting at them until they turn red and the skin cells eventually die from trauma and they fall off). Doctors can fix those for you in a single visit and you won't need to be knocked out for the procedure.





Hope this helps! :)
Reply:The best way is by clipping them with a sharp sterile scissor right from the root this can be done at your doctors office is fast effective and not painful the procedure takes about 10-30 minutes depending on the amount of skin tags.
Reply:You can pull them out, and have someone tie some thread very tightly around the bottom. It'll cut off the blood supply, and within about 3-4 days, it'll fall off. ~~~
Reply:Minor surgery.
Reply:here's a link to some answers http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/24226
Reply:If they are attached by a very minute amount of skin, you can (very carefully, and with a VERY clean pair of scissors) just snip them off. Afterward, apply some antibiotic cream on it.





I've removed some small skintags while working in a doctor's office. The larger ones do need to be cauterized after removal.
Reply:have a Dr. remove them
Reply:what are skin tags? well dont do anything that your not sure about!
Reply:Go to a dermatologist and get them removed,that is probably the best and healthiest way to get them off. I know some people who cut them off themselves, but I think that would hurt more. I went to a dermatologist to get a wart removed and all they do is, numb wherever you are getting it removed and take a little blade and cut it off, it didnt hurt very much, just a bit.
Reply:Never heard of 'skin tags' in my life...But it seems other people have them too. Maybe I call them something else.....

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