Originally Posted by Corvidae

I've had a couple of skin tags and I just used a pair of small sharp sewing scissors that I'd cleaned with alcohol to cut them off. I don't have any scars and they haven't come back.

It wasn't any worse than when you prick your finger to test your blood sugar but I know of people who couldn't even do that so if that sort of thing bothers you then it's probably best to have a doctor do it.