Is it possible to remove skin tags inside the vagina

[CannaeBelieveItsNot]

Hi, I have posted before about this (probably with a different name). After a negative experience with a doctor I was advised to see another. Much nicer gp this time, but she told me the same as the first. The lumps inside my vagina are skin tags. They're harmless. I asked her about getting them removed and she said that the NHS will not remove them. The first gp I saw was private, but she was so horrible I couldn't get out fast enough, so never did ask her about removing them and don't really want to go back.

I am willing to pay for the removal. I will save for however long it takes to save. But the problem is I don't know where to begin. I don't know what kind of doctor I need to see, what kind of procedure I would need to get. What confuses me is that online I read that it is not possible for skin tags to grow inside the vagina - yet I have had two different doctors now tell me that is what I have (along with scarring from the birth).

I don't know how to go about finding out if removal is an option, when the things I want to remove apparently do not exist. I want to be able to Google stuff. Find out what I need and then go and get it done.

If relevant - I want them removed because 1. They're hideous and I'm embarassed by them. I can't imagine ever letting a man go down on me when there's a chance he could see those. 2. I think they may be the reason that I have found sex really painful ever since my DD was born, nearly six years ago, which is when the horrible things first appeared.

I honestly think that's something that you don't hear much about but is completely normal. No man will be looking in your vagina when he goes down on you! They also shouldn't be causing pain, did you mention that to the doctor as that is definitely something that should be checked out?

See a private gynaecologist. Did a man point them out to you? Vaginas have folds and ridges, not like a smooth tube.

No man ever pointed it out. I asked my partner to look when I noticed them the first time, and he said "eurgh" and wouldn't look. He's the only man who's had the opportunity. And he doesn't really go down on me... So maybe it's not something a man would see. I just worry about it in case I ever meet someone new (I think my relationship is ending and think about the future).

I don't know if they are the cause of the pain, but I have had pain in sex ever since DD was born nearly 6 years ago. As we rarely have sex (average once per year), I didn't think to mention the pain when I saw my gp.

Thanks for the replies x

Sorry maybe my fear of a man seeing them if he goes down on me is completely stupid. When I say my partner doesnt, he only has once in 11 years. And he's my only proper relationship so I don't really know about that I just was thinking if I left him and met someone who might actually want to go down on me, I wouldn't want him to be put off. Feel a bit stupid now but really didn't know what they can see when they do it

Look in the mirror? Please check the source of your pain. If you are unhappy with it consider a procedure. He sounds not very nice.

Do you have an inclusion cyst, which is a kind of fleshy growth on the site of tearing or stitches after childbirth? If so they do need to be removed surgically as they can become infected and prove problematic. Google “inclusion cysts in vagina”. I don’t think they’re that uncommon - sounds like you need to see a gynae expert

Thank you! I've looked up those cysts and I don't know if it's that one exactly but I think it could be a kind of cyst. It makes much more sense than skin tags as I keep reading you don't get these inside. How do I got about seeing a gynae expert? Is there a way of doing that that doesn't involve going through my GP? I really hate going there and don't want to have to show them again.

I would find a female GP who specialises in women’s health, go in and explain that you think you have an inclusion cyst on the site of trauma from childbirth and explain the discomfort it causes you in day to day life; they should refer you onto a consultant gynae for removal. If you make enough of a fuss and dont underplay how much it is bothering you.

You have a DP problem not a skin tag problem

P.s I have one, from my first baby's birth, not exactly nice but I've been told many times they are harmless and not an issue and if anyone ever said 'eurgh' when looking at my vagina ... I wouldn't let them near me again!

Yeah the eurgh about my vagina isn't the only sort of negative comment he's made about my looks recently. If that counts as one. I know he can't help his reaction to how I look but it has left me feeling down about myself. I never was the most confident. Now I keep fixating on things that look bad/are wrong with me like I suppose I have with this. I will mention the pain to the doctors though. Thank you for replies.

I was misdiagnosed as having genital warts when I was in my early 20s. The very thought of it made me sick and I opted to get them removed. They were around my vulva and I was beyond embarrassed and wondering how the hell I was ever going to have sex again.
Not going to lie the surgery was horrible. Well the recovery side. I had massive burnt holes in my vagina. I cannot describe the agony I was in. It was horrible. When the results came back it turned out they were harmless growths. Some have also grown back. I hate them but no one has ever commented on them nor would I ever opt for surgery (cosmetic) down there ever again. Honestly the pain was terrible

You would need to pay privately, you don’t have to inform your GP

@SpideyMom really it's that bad?
Maybe removal isn't the answer then. I will try and get a private gynaecologist appointment and tell them about the pain in sex and see what they suggest. Thanks everyone for all the advice x

Never known a man to turn down the opportunity to have a look around there.

Skin tags aside, OP, it sounds like you should kick your partner to the kerb sooner rather than later.

@CannaeBelieveItsNot honestly I'm not exaggerating. I've never known prolonged pain like it. Every moment I was in agony. I remember thinking to myself it's worth it as they are gone, but then when I looked at the result in the mirror I was devastated. I had deep black holes where they were. Obviously they healed.

When I got the results telling me they were harmless it was such a relief but I'm not going to lie a few have come back. I personally hate them, but no man has ever made comment on them.
I tore really badly when I gave birth too so I imagine that has contributed to them returning. I just try not to overthink them anymore.
See a gynaecologist but if you can avoid surgery I would. It's not something id do again

Thanks for sharing spideymom. That's definitely given me a lot to think about. I never imagined there'd be those kinds of problems.

Becausereasons, I am confused by my dp. He's been complimentary to me a lot lately, since I put back on some weight. He's said sorry for some of the things he'd said before and he's obviously trying to make an effort to be nicer to me. Just not sure my heart is in it anymore. Friend said to me that means he's trying to make things better now and to forgive him. I think I do forgive him, but it's a lot harder to forget. But never mind, I will try and figure it out.

Op would you mind describing exactly what it looks like please? I have something I think is similar and I asked my gp a few years ago when she did my smear and she didn't even have a proper look but said it would be scarring from being stitched. I've always wondered. And I do sometimes get a stinging pain during sex.

I had a couple removed last year at my GP. I'm surprised you have been told no.

@bobstersmum They're inside the actual vagina, and the same pink colour as everywhere else looks in there. They're sort of a rounded shape. I can only see them if I look with a mirror, but sometimes can see them easier than other times.. think that could be depending on the time of the month/my cycle. The gp's said I have internal scarring too but I am not sure where or if these are part of it. They talked as if that was a separate thing to these.

The pain during sex for me I don't think I'd say it is like stinging. It's more like 'arghhh that hurts!!' It is like he doesn't "fit", like he is too big or something. It takes quite a long time before he can go fully inside without it causing me a lot of pain and (memory a bit fuzzy as sex is so infrequent) but I think only certain positions are possible now. I never had that before the birth so that's why I feel it could be because of these.

I have been googling things like cysts mentioned by pp, and did find a pic of something that looks similar to what I have on a patient website. Obviously it's a fairly graphic pic but if you want me to send you the link then let me know and I'll see if I can find it again. It's been difficult to find the right information on Google which is new territory for me in today's world!

Hunter were yours on the inside and was the removal really painful?

I know nothing about it, OP, but isn't scar tissue less stretchy than regular tissue? In that case, perhaps you've been stitched a bit too tightly? Maybe gradually use larger and larger dildos to stretch the area slowly so things fit better and it's more comfortable?

Do ask a doctor, because, as I've said, I know nothing, but those are my musings on the matter.

Thanks because. I know nothing either but you're making sense. Maybe I was stitched too tightly. I would have asked for a C-section if I'd known about all this stuff...though I guess that has problems of its own.