Skin tags

[Dogmatix34]

Not sure if this is the right thread but I have 3 skin tags on my neck which I would really like to get rid off. Too squeamish to do it myself and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. I'm in the London area. Many Thanks

[Fluffycloudland77]

I pull mine off with tweezers. Amazon sell little elastic band kits that dh uses.

Tweezers are quicker.

[88Charry]

I'm using sudocrem to get rid of mine. Some take longer to dry out but when they're dry enough, I just lightly scratch them off. Will take a couple of applications up to several days or more. But it does work.

[RunAwayHome]

There's a newish thing by Dr Scholls called skin tag remover - sounds like it's basically the same stuff as wart-removal liquid, but a different sort of applicator. Mixed reviews.

[jennimoo]

Can you put a plaster over the Vaseline to keep it in place, do you think?

[Skimmingstones]

My dm reckons mine came off unusually quick with Vaseline may need longer than two nights!

[chocolatespiders]

No change on mine with the Vaseline.. Difficult place on my neck and may keep rubbing off.

[Bodicea]

I had skin tags taken off by a diathermine thingy at a beauticians. She even do my eye lids! Post pregnancy I need more doing now :-( was fab.
Nhs doesn't really cover little tags. I had a bunch of moles removed on nhs so it depends how big they are x

[ilovepowerhoop]

my gp wouldnt do anything about mine and said it wasnt covered under nhs. You might have to deal with it privately

[jennimoo]

My DDs had one by her ear since she was born. I don't think it has blood supply, although a friends son's was bigger and did and he had to have a general anaesthetic at 6m to remove it.

I think she'll want it removed when she's bigger, does the dr do children or would it be a private place we'd need, does anybody know?

[feckawwf]

How are these Vaseline coated skin tags coming among? No change in mine yet

[Chicksy]

I had a horrible one on the back of my neck. Hairbrush caught it every time I brushed my hair.

I went to the GP and she cut it off there and then. She was very sympathetic. I would have been too scared to cut it off at home.

[Jbck]

Sadly Bea they are right in the middle between my ba strap and waist so can't use that reason.

Was a different practice shortly after DD2 was born, might try this one as several lady GPs and both female nurses too, bit younger staff as well so might be more sympathetic.

[Skimmingstones]

Think you may need several nights of Vaseline but like I say mine came off after two nights

[teenagetantrums]

I have a horrid one on my neck that my GP wont do, watching this thread with interest im to scared to cut it of, wish i could. Vaseline sound to easy to be true.

[feckawwf]

Going to have a bash at the Vaseline trick tonight-have several large ones under my armpits-vile I absolutely hate my armpits and another large one on my groin. Will report back tomorrow

[ilovepowerhoop]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1859966-to-snip-my-skintag - a previous thread

[perplexedpirate]

I do my own. They don't crop up any more, I think I've scared them off.

[approaches OP with nail clippers and evil grin]

[ilovepowerhoop]

I did go to a beauty place that zapped them but it didnt work which is why I took matters into my own (and dh's) hands

[ilovepowerhoop]

I tied with thread (with dh's help) and when that didnt work fast enough I got dh to cut them off with scissors (I had a skin tag too big for the nail clippers). I cant see vaseline working as there is a blood supply to them that needs to be cut off (which is what the thread does)

[Dogmatix34]

Mine too. Even tried to tie them with cotton last night but found it impossible

[ButterflySandwich]

Mine are still there

[BeaLola]

Jbck re the ones on your back are theuy near your bra strap ? Reason is I had one on back and saw Gp and told them how it caught underneath bra strap and she zapped me there and then .... Maybe make sure you see female GP as she will hopefully empathise.

[Jbck]

Right Ive had one on my tummy for years and tried the cotton but its quite flat so just couldn't get enought to tie off.

I am Vaselining tonight and will report back Thursdayish.

I have a couple of bigger ones on my back that I think would need GP intervention, but practice nurse knocked me back when I mentioned them.

Im excited now.

[chocolatespiders]

Managed to sneak into dd room and found some Vaseline. Have coated a skin tag on my neck so let's see what happens.

[Skimmingstones]

Mine went a bit hard on first day of Vaseline then fell off on the second with a little twiddle