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02-14-2008, 11:35 PM
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I have had skin tags and a few are current. I had one that looked like a pimple but developed into an abnormal growth of capilaries and had to be removed by a dermatologist. It was on my shoulder. I have one or two under one arm and they don't bother me. I had always thought they ran in my family cause my grandmother had a large one on her leg as well as smaller ones and my father has a few on his forehead and face. My father recently had one removed by the freezing method. My father told me its like liquid nitrogin that the dr used and it stung for a second and then the skin tag just died and eventually fell off. I've also had a few shaved off and all the dr did was give me a shot of something locally and then literally shave the tag off, stop the bleeding and send me home. | 
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02-29-2008, 10:42 AM
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Mary,
I had one removed from my eyelid. She cut it and then used a laser to stop the bleeding. It was not bad. I had to put an antibacterial gel (buy at any drugstore) on my eye for a few days. Unfortunately, it is starting to grow back after about 1 year, but is is very tiny. It was huge before and people would say things about it.
I would encourage you to go and get it removed if it bothers you. I felt better after mine was removed.
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02-29-2008, 11:15 AM
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I have them and believe it or not my doctor told me that they are easy to remove and told me how he said to get sharp finger nail sizers and cut as close to the skin as possible then to use one of those stipen pencils men use to stop bleeding when they nick themselves shaving and use that. He said that all he would really do. Then he said "but if you want to pay me to do it I will  . I haven't tried it yet but I did go as far as getting the things to do it. I have a bad case of procrastination. | |
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02-29-2008, 12:40 PM
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eek wouldn't that hurt doing it at home though? there's no way I could just do that myself | |
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02-29-2008, 12:52 PM
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Thats partly why I haven't done it I am afraid but I will try this week end and let everyone know, the doctor said it would hurt a little more than if he did it. Mine have a small base though. | |
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02-29-2008, 01:10 PM
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Aw your brave, good luck | |
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02-29-2008, 05:06 PM
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I have them on my neck and underarms. I thought it
ran in my family too because my sister and aunt have some.
nice to know its PCOS related
They hurt when they get stuck on a lofa or a sweater, youch lol
I got a couple removed a few yrs ago and more grew back.
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02-29-2008, 05:08 PM
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Did they grow back in the same spot? These things are so weird... | |
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02-29-2008, 09:57 PM
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This may be a stupid question ...but what do the skin tags look like? | |
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03-01-2008, 12:53 AM
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I started to get these a few years ago. My DH actually removes them for me with small medical scissors. They bleed like crazy for a day or two, but then it's like it was never there. I am finding however that they come back... | |
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03-01-2008, 12:55 AM
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Didn't notice this was 2 pages. In reply to what they look like, they're the same color as your skin, but it's like a small.. tag. It sticks out a bit further than the rest of your skin. They aren't hugely obvious, well at least mine haven't been, but I've been fairly good about keeping on top of them. | |
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03-01-2008, 02:09 AM
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There's a pictures here of a skin tag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_tags
And I read on this website, besides going to the doctor or tying string around them we can try use purell hand sanitizer! Interesting, wonder if it would work: http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-skin-tags.html
WOW if you go to yahoo and search in images for skin tags there's one that looks like the siz of a lemon on someone... its so disturbing I think I'm going to have nightmares about it tonight is that even possible for ours to become like that? eek I'm traumatized  | |
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03-01-2008, 02:13 AM
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Nice find Heart, but what an icky picture lol.
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03-01-2008, 05:58 PM
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I have skin tags too! But they are only under my armpit. They don't hurt unless I mess with them. Like when I try to pull them off.lol. They are very tiny and they don't really bother me.
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03-13-2008, 09:20 PM
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In the first time in 8 years I actually feel like my PCOS is under control. It's still early but time will tell. But with that thought it is encouraging to try and relieve some of the symptoms. So I have been to my family doctor (not the one treating me for PCOS) and asked him what to do about the skin tags. I thought he would cut or string them off after all that I have read.
I was suprised when he told me they were basically the same as a wart, and as such he would treat them as warts. That was the first time I heard them associated to warts. He told me that he would use liquid nitrogen on them. This would turn them black and they would fall off. Well me being the wuss asked if it would hurt and he replied it depends on the person. So I went for it anyhow. It didn't hurt, it was quick and that was yesterday. He said I should return in a month if they were not all gone. They immediately turned black (which makes them more noticeable) - but have not fallen off yet.
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