Does anyone else have a lot of skin tags?

[iamali]

Are they hereditary or something?

What can I do about them (besides going to the doctor and gettting them cut off - there are a lot of these mf'ers)?

::sob::

[poppyseed]

I do. I had a couple, then got more when I was pregnant I hate them.

I saw a commercial for this stuff you apply on them and it makes them go away. I want to try it but I'm afraid it won't be legit or it'll like burn my skin off.

[alzi]

yep there is a genetic component. i'm getting more with pregnancy. they are the suck.

[iamali]

Dec 31, 2012 13:15:48 GMT -5 alzi said:

yep there is a genetic component. i'm getting more with pregnancy. they are the suck.

Well that fucking sucks. My mom has a lot of them too.

I AM DOOMED.

[lightbulbsun]

I had a couple, but I pulled them off. It hurt, but they are gone and I haven't gotten any more.

[kaylie]

I used to get them on my neck in college occasionally. I used my cuticle nipper and cut them off one day and they were gone for good, no scars. It did hurt for a bit and there was a tiny bit of blood. Not saying that's the right way to handle them, but it worked for me.

[mrssavy42112]

I've seen those commercials too. I don't have them, yet, but my mom has a bunch. She just twists then a few turns every night & they eventually fall off. I don't think there is really anything you can do about them. I have a lot of cherry angiomas. Those little red dots on your skin. Just capillary ends, so nothing you can do about it. Just annoying.

[alzi]

a derm can remove them. i know my mom and uncle have had some removed. i know the feeling - sucks man.

[adhdfashion]

I get them. I've had them taken off at the derm a few times. I totally clip them off with small sharp scissors. It doesn't hurt at all. (I'm not suggesting this.)
My mom has them as well probably genetic.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

I had a bunch removed this summer. They were mostly along my bra line and where my pants hit my waist and one was in my armpit and I nicked it every time I shaved. Insurance covered their removal because they were bothersome.

[orangello]

I have them. I cut a couple off - no big deal, I used sterilized scissors and put a bandaid on after. There's still a small bump in a few places (I had a couple really large ones), but the small ones you can't see anything.

It's way better than having them still - they were really awful.

[messykitchen]

My mother had these. She just clipped them off with cuticle scissors.

My bff also gets them and she bought that tag away stuff, she said it burned like hell. But no more tags after a few treatments..

Neither removal method sounds fun to me.

[Marle]

I have them. They got more frequent with and after pregnancy. I also snip then since they are tiny. They suck!

[iamali]

I may try to snip a few on Thursday night since it's a long weekend for me. I'm a total wuss though, so hopefully it doesn't hurt TOO badly. I'll start with the super small ones.

I could be literally scarred for life because of you people, so keep your fingers crossed.

[orangello]

It took me YEARS to sack up enough to cut these off on my own - literally. And once I did, I was like, wtf was I waiting for? I then convinced my H to let me clip one off him.

SUCCESS!

[ijack]

I have a ton, mostly around my underarms and they got much, much worse with pregnancy. I've been wanting to try tag away too, so if someone does report back!
Someone once told me you could tie them off with dental floss and they would fall off, but I've only tried clipping a few of the teeny tiny ones.

[beans]

I have some by my eyes I should probably make a derm appointment and let a professional take care of those.

[fuckyourcouch]

i was coming here to recommend the tag away because i see commercials for it every break, i swear. lol
i've never had one so no advice. sorry

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Dermatend did not work for my H. I refused to try it and went to my doctor instead.

[WOT?*]

DH has one on his back. He's asked me (in a humorous way that makes me cringe) to cut it off for him. This post totally has me squicked at the "Hey, I just cut mine off with cuticle scissors!!!" I'm cringing just at the thought.

[dirtyred]

I just pinch them at the base with my thumbnail and index finger and pull them off. It doesn't hurt, and it bleeds just a speck.

[themysteriouswife]

I get the huge ones. Reading these replies of how to remove them scare the shit out of me. I am a pansy when it comes to pain though. I had one "emergency" removed before thanksgiving. It got twisted and turned black and my arm swelled. The PA said it was rare this happened. I always have them removed in office

[troopersmom]

Tea tree oil worked in about 3 days for me. Applied after shower and before bed.

[2boys2danes]

I get them as well.. and sometimes they hurt like a mofo... usually they fall off after I mess with them and twist them a bit. I'm also afraid to cut them off

[themysteriouswife]

Dec 31, 2012 19:26:10 GMT -5 2boys2danes said:

I get them as well.. and sometimes they hurt like a mofo... usually they fall off after I mess with them and twist them a bit. I'm also afraid to cut them off

Mine hurt too. My dermatologist said I was crazy. The area around them seems to be tender.

[iamgrace]

I used the dr scholls skin tag remover. It was weird, but worked. Nothing adverse happened.