Has anyone ever heard the term skin tags?

They are small growths of skin usually under the arm or on the neck.


Does it hurt to remove them, will it bleed ?

Has anyone ever heard the term skin tags?
It depends on the size of the tags. If they are VERY small you may be able to shave it off at home with a new razor and it may hurt a little. If it is VERY small and you do shave it off then it may bleed a little, as if you had nicked yourself shaving. If you are concerned, you can see a doctor to have them removed. You do not necessarily need to see a dermatologist, a family doctor or internal medicine doctor should be able to help you.
Reply:Is a skin tag a tumor?


Yes, it is in the sense that it is a growth. However, it is a benign (harmless and not a malignant) condition.


How are skin tags treated?


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:Tying them off is what we do here in the hospital. My husband's doctor said that there was no problem tying them off ourselves at home if the base is small enough.
Reply:I heard using a nail clipper to clip them off like is easy and rather painless. They usually go completely away if you cut off most of it.
Reply:yes, quite common, a doc can take them off painless. I just twist them around like a twist tye a little at a time .cuts off the blood and they dry up and fall up
Reply:Have a dermatologist remove them. It's usually painess, but they should be examined to make sure that they are benign.
Reply:I have tied a piece of thread around skin tags near my boyfriends underarm. I tied it tight, and within about 4 days, they lost their blood flow and simply fell off. He said it was painless, but he is a man and maybe he cannot admit to feeling pain!
Reply:Well, you're supposed to have a dermatologist remove them. But it's usually so much hassle because insurance won't cover them, because they are cosmetic. So I have removed them myself with a razor blade. But I know you shouldn't. yes, it hurts and yes they bleed.



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