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Skin tag self removal?

CangoFettCangoFett Registered User regular
edited February 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
I have a skintag on my leg, its annoying as crap. How stupid would I be to do the whole tie a string to it thing?

Very?

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  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Can't tell you if it's necessarily a good idea, but my cousin did it successfully on the advice of his mother, who's a nurse.

    Her only advice was to use Dental floss (less stretchy than thread, and non-porous so it's possible to keep it clean) and tie it really fucking tight. You don't want it loosening and letting half-clotted blood back into your bloodstream.

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  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    or, you know, go see your doctor and get it frozen off or whatever.

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  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Your medical will probably not cover it.

    I had a small skin tag underneath my arm, and obsessive/compulsive me, it annoyed me so much I just clipped it off with a good pair of nail clippers. It stung, but I treated it with alcohol and all was fine after that.

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  • WerrickWerrick Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    CangoFett wrote: »
    I have a skintag on my leg, its annoying as crap. How stupid would I be to do the whole tie a string to it thing?

    Very?

    How big is it? Those little fuckers bleed like mad for a long time, so if it's real big you can expect a lot of blood.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I would say the $30 or 40 the doctor will charge is better than risking an infection. :P

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  • blincolnblincoln Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Yeah, if you do a self-removal, be sure to disinfect it, use an antibiotic regularly, and keep a band-aid on it until it heals.

    When I started shaving my head I got rid of a couple of moles that had been up there as a side-effect. It hurt considerably for a little while, but I didn't have any complications. There was a lot of blood at first, but they healed quickly. I would personally go the blade route instead of tearing something off, because it will heal faster and with less scarring. YMMV.

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  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I get skin tags on my neck occasionally. Just cut them off with nail clippers, like Archgarth said. You'll have to do it really close if you don't want it to come back again. And for God's sake don't self-medicate with antibiotics - it's unnecessary and overuse of antibiotics is one of the reasons why we have drug-resistant bacteria. Hell, I have a compromised immune system due to immunosuppressant drugs and I've not suffered from any kind of infection from cutting off the skin tags that I get.

    Do disinfect both the clippers and the site though, and you'll probably need to put a bandage on it.

    And most importantly of all, have fun!

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  • blincolnblincoln Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Descendant X wrote: »
    And for God's sake don't self-medicate with antibiotics - it's unnecessary and overuse of antibiotics is one of the reasons why we have drug-resistant bacteria.

    Uh, I didn't mean the OP should start popping prescription pills, I was talking about Neosporin or Bacitracin. That was pretty much standard procedure when you had a bandaged small open wound the last time I checked.

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  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    blincoln wrote: »
    Descendant X wrote: »
    And for God's sake don't self-medicate with antibiotics - it's unnecessary and overuse of antibiotics is one of the reasons why we have drug-resistant bacteria.

    Uh, I didn't mean the OP should start popping prescription pills, I was talking about Neosporin or Bacitracin. That was pretty much standard procedure when you had a bandaged small open wound the last time I checked.

    Considering some of the advice that is thrown about 'round these parts, you never can be too sure...

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  • saltinesssaltiness Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Nail clippers then put some neosporin with a bandaid on it. I think it's silly to go to a doctor for something so trivial.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    saltiness wrote: »
    Nail clippers then put some neosporin with a bandaid on it. I think it's silly to go to a doctor for something so trivial.

    I tried this on mine and it grew back

    I then decided I could live with it

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Dr Scholls makes a freezing kit for skin tags. Have you tried that?

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Really old thread guys... Almost 3 years.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    oh wow, whoops

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  • saltinesssaltiness Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Aww damnit. I knew something was weird when I read those two posts above mine.

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