First skin tag!

phoenix I bought the liquid persevered for 3 weeks , 3 times a day, zilch
It had grown in that time!
Mine was under bra line and also one on inner thigh
Went to Dr and he burnt it off.
No pain just bit of burning flesh smell.
Pity the next patent.
There will be a few GNers who will explain how to use cotton if the tag is small.
if large don't use thread as can cause no stop bleeding.
Good luck.

I had a skin tag on my neck. Quite small but just added to the general deterioration of me. Being a Taurus, bull in a China shop type, I sorted it thus: Pinched it hard with my (clean) fingernails at its base. This seemed to restrict the blood flow to the tag, few days later it fell off leaving no mark or any ill effects. I would probably do the same again but on no account would suggest anyone tries it. Only saying.

Yes tying cotton round the base works but looks a bit odd. Think it's more of a cosmetic thing than medical. A reputable beauty clinic will laser it off for you. Hate to say this but as I have got older they have proliferated especially on my neck. The joys of being a lady of a certain age.

I used my fingernails to pinch one off my neck a couple of days ago because I found myself constantly fiddling with it. I can't remember when I got my first one, but now they're everywhere!

I have one right on my cheek, which I hate. I look like a witch. I am seeing the dermatologist in a couple of weeks and hope she will do something about it.

I have very strong pincers fingernails. Dab of TCP afterwards, and job done.

I've used the pinch method on a couple in the neck area.
I've had a small one right in the outer corner of my eye for as long as I can remember. I'm not brave enough to try it there.

A lot of gp and some dermatologist have stopped removing skin tags non malignant moles etc because they don't get funding because it's classed as cosmetic . It is in news about patients paying gp for these things .

I have done both, pinched and tied with cotton.
My son had quite a large one just below his armpit, mentioned it to doc when he was there for something else. Doc looked at it and told him to get me to tie cotton around the base. He had never heard of such a thing and was a bit dubious lol. But I did it and it came off a few days later.

What a timely post.. I too have my first skin tag but between my breasts so not obvious thank goodness. I remember noticing my mum having several near her bra line when I was washing her during her final illness. I read about the cotton tying but there's no way I could do that on mine, too small and awkward position.
I also have a few cherry angiomas (I think) around the same area. The joys of growing old!!!

I think it is unlikely that everyone – or even anyone – who has posted here must be older than me, so I guess that I am just very lucky as I'd never even heard of skin tags until someone mentioned them on Gransnet. Neither my mama who lived to the age of 92 nor I (66 at the moment) have ever had any.

I cut mine off with nail clippers!
I'm sure its not recommended, and they can bleed a fair bit, but I have a plaster at the ready.

You are lucky then absent. If there is any age related appearance thing I get it. Thinning hair, thread veins, skin tags,etc. My daughters complain vociferously when a new one arrives, " is this what we have to look forward to now Mother "
At least I'm relatively compos mentis.

Oh no, yet another horrible thing to look forward to....... Give us a break old age.... There must be some good things? Yes I know, its better than the alternative!

Don't whatever you do, Phoenix do what my friend did.

She read that rubbing garlic on a skin tag would make it eventually drop off. Being the impatient type she thought she could fast forward the treatment and decided to tape a small piece of garlic to her inner thigh. The skin tag did drop off, but it took a small chunk of leg with it. The result was a very nasty burn and minor surgery. She is left with a horrid scar.

I have had several skin 'tags' and the doctors told me that they were papillomas, caused by a virus. Each time they were 'frozen' off by the GP with no lasting effects.

I had one on my neck too. I didn't mess about with razors or other such things, it was fairly long, so I just pulled it off between my finger and thumb, (freshly washed of course). It has not grow back.

Must be the year of the skin tag. I have had one or two in the past, and dealt with them by the cotton trick. This year, especially around my neck, they are popping up apace. There is a biggish one, and it is currently being strangled by cotton. I think it is going to be a battle between it and me, but I shall persevere.

phoenix please do not remove the skin tag using a razor or any other implement. Please do the sensible thing and get your GP to remove it. Mine has a minor ops clinic once a week, does your? If you start to remove it, as others have said, you may start to bleed quite profusely.

OUCH

I thought it was the year of The Rooster Auntieflo.

Just shows what I know.

Gillybob. ??

Thanks for all the replies, always appreciated!

I think I will mention it to the GP when I next have to go, won't make an appointment just for that.

Have noticed a few things recently, the way I seem to walk like an old lady when I first get up (the hip creaks, the right ankle strongly objects to going downstairs) and one of my elbows has decided to wake me up in the night by hurting, don't know why, I haven't injured it.

And I'm only 58!

phoenix join the club!