Skin Tags

[brawburd]

Is a week a long time for one to disappear after liquid nitrogen treatment? Have looked on web at general process after treatment, but thought it would gone by now. It's still hanging on and looks awful. Anyone had it done and have an opinion?

[katejess]

Oh Brawburd....that thing still hanging on! I thought that liquid nitrogen was supposed to burn it off there and then......but then again, after your last visit to your GP, I suggest you don't go back!!

[answerbankin]

what is liquid nitrogen treatment? and what is a skin tag?

[brawburd]

yes katejess:) it's stubborn and the doc is not my favourite! Like yourself, I expected to come out of the surgery with it gone. However, web sites explain that it can go through various stages, swelling up with blood before then starting to shrivel. It looks kind of blistered, which is also described. The surrounding skin is red n inflammed (no wonder after dr botchit). Will give it til tomorrow then if no better will get gp appt. My pain threshold is way too low!

[brawburd]

answerbankin - liquid nitrogen treatment is when they freeze off stuff. Skin tag is just that, an excess bit of skin. Have a look at this site (you never know when you might need it!!) :) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages
/9902.htm

[Cetti]

Yes brawburd, I've had the 'burn' treatment only recently, and like you thought by the next day they would be gone. I rung the surgery when they kept hanging on, only to be told that it can take up to two weeks for them to drop off !! It was very uncomfortable, and now it also seems they can 'grow' again - soooo, I'm going to have the little blighters snipped permanently - and painlessly. I just wish the nurse had told me about this method in the first place.

Just remembered - put plenty of Boots Medicated Powder on them - it speeds the healing, and dries them up, horrible little things!!!

[brawburd]

Norman, I think that salicyclic acid is most commonly used for warts, but liquid nitrogen is also a method.