Skin Tags. ugh

[Pryderi]

Can anyone recommend a "use at home" remedy?

[MrScorpio]

1. Use a wart freezer

That's how a doc took care of mine.

[Denninmi]

2. I had a large, annoying one on my neck once.

I tied it off at the base extremely tightly with dental floss. It turned purple, then black, and fell off in about 2 days.

Probably not medically sound, but it had such a narrow vascular connection (the little stalk) that I didn't think there was any significant risk of dangerous infection or other complications.

Oh, and it was quite sore during this process. Maybe the wart freeze stuff would be better. I don't think they had this years ago when I used my method.

[Duer 157099]

7. I second the dental floss tie off method n/t

[handmade34]

8. I 3rd the dental floss treatment

wouldn't give medical advice but I have also used a razor blade... just be prepared to control bleeding... I used to have lots of skin tags and cut them all off myself years ago...

[Ron Obvious]

3. I had mine frozen off in an in-office visit decades ago...

My wife's doctor snipped hers off with scissors, which made no sense to me until I saw a $1,000 bill for 'surgery'. We refused to pay the bill, and it's still in dispute.

[loli phabay]

4. tietie thread tightly round the base and it will fall off.

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. I saw (in my peripheral vision) an infomercial about some "organic, homeopathic" skin tag solution..

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... that didn't use the "normal, harsh chemicals". I don't know what it was (nor what the products
with "harsh chemicals" were), but I bet it will air ad nauseum.
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[Archae]

11. I saw that ad too.

Soon as I saw "homeopath" I knew instantly it was pure bullshit.

[mysuzuki2]

6. Xacto knife

possibly painful but certainly effective.

[Ptah]

9. As seen on TV: Tagawy!! a homeopathic, topical remedy!!1!!11!

https://www.trytagaway.com/

[AtomicKitten]

10. Freeze it locally (ice) and slice it sharply at the skin line.

I had my ears pierced when I was 13 by freezing the lobes with ice and sticking a needle through them. It worked fine. I would imagine you could do the same, freeze it locally with ice, and then slice it cleanly at the skin line with a sharp instrument. Use antiseptic before and after and just keep the site clean.

[vanlassie]

12. I recently heard you can paint them with

clear nail polish.

[pipi_k]

16. I've tried that

with a few very small ones on my neck area.

I don't know if it worked or not because you have to be very diligent about it...painting it like every few hours or so, and I kept forgetting, but eventually they went away, so who knows.

I have a few more, and will try again.

[Kali]

13. they can be tied off with thread

that is if they are accessible to both of your hands - that one on the side of the neck is actually pretty hard to tie yourself

or ask a family member for help. that is providing you don't have all squeamish crybaby wimps in your house

[TuxedoKat]

14. Yes

My friend's daughter had several and they kept coming back after her MD removed them too. I think she finally heard that milkweed (the milk from the plant) could help. She tried it and they never came back. I read recently that Manuka Honey ointment might work for warts so maybe that would help with skin tags too. Maybe regular honey would work too.

[Monk06]

15. Burn them off with a steel kebob skewer.