What are skin tags? how do you get them and how do you remove them?

A skin tag is a common, benign condition which consists of a bit of skin that projects from the surrounding skin and may appear attached to the skin. Skin tags can vary quite a bit in appearance. They may be smooth or irregular, flesh colored or more deeply pigmented, and either simply be raised above the surrounding skin or have a stalk (a peduncle) so that the skin tag hangs from the skin.

What are skin tags? how do you get them and how do you remove them?
they are basically little flaps of skin....


the doctor said that some people are just predisposed to getting them....in other words~hereditery.


a doctor can 'snip' them off....had it done more than once.
Reply:I got those nasty things years ago. I went to the doctor and he burned them off with a little device (no, it did not hurt.). I had them mainly around the back of my neck (where a necklace would rub) and on the back of my shoulders (where the bras straps would rub). He removed something like 50 of those things--some were barely visible with the human eye.





I have gotten just a few more over the last 10 years--and will have them removed too. I have heard there is a home method to remove them--have someone tie a piece of thread around one and tie a knot. The restricted blood flow will cause the skin tag to fall off.
Reply:They are little pieces of skin that resemble moles that stick out. Usually found around the neck/shoulder area. I'm not sure how or why people get them, I started getting them when I was pregnant the last time. The doctor told me it was hormones. They can be removed very easily by a doctor. Basicly they just snip them off with a pair of special sissors. No big deal.
Reply:A skin tag is a common, benign condition which consists of a bit of skin that projects from the surrounding skin and may appear attached to the skin. Skin tags can vary quite a bit in appearance. They may be smooth or irregular, flesh colored or more deeply pigmented, and either simply be raised above the surrounding skin or have a stalk (a peduncle) so that the skin tag hangs from the skin. Skin tags can occur almost anywhere there is skin. However, favorite areas for tags are the eyelids, neck, armpits (axillae), upper chest, and groin. In cases in which a skin tag is irritated or cosmetically unwanted, treatment may be done by freezing the tag with liquid nitrogen, tying off the tag with a thread or suture so as to cut off the blood supply, or cutting off (excising) the tag with a scalpel or scissors.
Reply:ive had them and they are just growths that are genenic and happen sometimes. I got them randomly and i picked them off and they never came back. go to the doctor and they can remove them if you want too.
Reply:I cut them off with fingernail clippers, and it does hurt.
Reply:Skin tags are a small outgrowth of skin tissue. I read somewhere in the last few days that clear nail polish kept on for three days will make the tags drop off. You have to keep applying the polish. Otherwise, there are some meds out there that is supposed to help. You can also see a doctor to have them removed. They are benign.