Skin Tags

[masma]

How do we get them and how can I get rid of them please. I've got loads coming on my neck, very small at the moment but I'd like to get rid before they become bigger.

[gsr600]

think they come with rubbing from clothes etc, to get rid tie cotton around them till they drop off as it cuts the blood supply.

also grow under arm & inner thigh.

[gsr600]

sorry. armpits - caused by friction.

[237SJ]

If they`re still small, you can get rid of them via electroysis.

[cupid04]

You can have them frozen off at your doctor's surgery. I had one removed this way because it was on my elbow and kept catching on my clothing.

[jno]

me GP referred me to an NHS skin clinic that froze them off (liquid nitrogen). I don't know if they still do it but you could ask.

[woofgang]

sometimes they are warts. Here's what the NHS says.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/skin-tags/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[B00]

How long do they take to fall off with cotton round 'em?

I've a couple on my neck, and I'd happily do this method unless it meant wandering round for days with bits of thread stuck to me.

[jno]

takes a week or two when they're frozen, I expect it'd be the same with cotton.

[cupid04]

Rather difficult to pull the cotton tight enough if they're on your neck.
I'd opt going to the doctors if it was me.

[237SJ]

If they`re tiny, you won`t be able to get the cotton around them. I had a few and when I went to an electrolysist, she just zapped them. It took minutes and cost about £20.

[Mammar]

I've always used the cotton and 'nipping' method with success. Sometimes, if they're very visible but still tiny I just nip the tag between my fingernails to cut off the supply. A bit of a nip each night seems to do the trick

[cecil39]

I always tie a hair round them, then if they are big enough give them a twist and stick a small bit of a plaster on (just the sticky bit) that stops them untwisting, strangles them in no time, works every time for me.

[masma]

Thanks everyone xx