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Skin tag advice


Posted: Mar 24, 2015

Have a skin tag located on my neck.  It was red and inflammed looking for the last couple of weeks.  This a.m. it has turned white and is just hanging on by a thin thread.  Collar of my shirt(s) keep rubbing against it.  Friend told me to pull it off.  I don't think I can do that.  Put a band-aid over it.  Hesitant to pull it off as I am a diabetic.   Don't have an extra money to go to a doctor. 

Anybody else have tihs experience? 

Thanks for your input.

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Further - anony

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Looked on internet and it says when they turn white, they no longer have blood supply. Hoping it will fall off on its own without any complication.

I read that - Tee tree oil works (sm)

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To remove skin tags. Google it. I bought some myself for some skin tags and going to try it.

I've been through this. I hate those things. - sm

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I accidentally stuck the sticky part of the Band-Aid right on it but didn't realize it, just thought it was hurting more and more. When I ripped the Band-Aid off, my skin tag was stuck on the sticky part & had been pulled off. It only stung a little & I was glad that little pest was gone! I don't really have any advice for you, just feeling your pain!

skin tag - memt

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Clean area with alcohol. Then trim off with scissors. Clean area with alcohol again. That is what doctor did with mine.

here's a sure-fire method but - Mrs.Buns

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there has to be enough stalk on it. Get a spool of thread, and cut off a long enough thread to wrap around the skin tag and tie it in a knot (or obviously someone else can do it, if it's a place you can't reach). This cuts off the blood supply and it will fall off in a couple of days. This method worked very well for me.

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