Skin Tags?
 

Has anybody ever successfully treated these with at-home methods?



My partner has several on his neck/shoulder area. They aren't very noticeable as his hair is long but they're bothering him-I also have one in my armpit (I think caused by shaving) which doesn't bother me so much but I would prefer to not have it if possible.

I have looked into laser treatment for them but if there's anything we can try first that anybody knows about then I would be grateful.

So far I have heard tee-tree oil, apple cider vinegar, tying cotton/dental floss to them (I have actually used this method before, and it worked, but because the ones in question are small it may be tricky!) and the same sort of products that work for warts/verrucas though I think they're quite strong chemicals and would rather not use these if possible.
Thanks in advance

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Use the thread method it is the safest to do at home...failing that get in touch with your doctor and he/she will arrange for their removal.

Personally, I wouldn't use the wart removal stuff as warts are a bit different in their composition(skin tags are usually soft and fleshy, warts are firmer and more 'warty' for want of a better word

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Neill's doctor was very unhelpful, but then again even with his serious health issues they were useless. I had to go with him and insist on us getting earlier appointments after they seemed to like brushing things under the carpet.
About the skin tags they just said they weren't a health threat so just to leave them alone. I know they don't matter, but they are unsightly and annoy him.

I'll be honest I don't really know what a wart looks like in comparison to a skin tag, some of the ones he has are just tiny round things which is how I would imagine a wart, and I know one of my female friends had some at the top of her thighs (caused by shaving) and she panicked thinking they were warts because they were just tiny bumps.

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A couple of bits of advice.....1) a Doctor like this is unhelpful and makes patient reluctant to visit...this means an easier life for him, but it is dangerous for the patient..they may ignore something that has the potential to be serious - Change the GP.
2) you have the internet Jen pull up pictures of warts.....they are quite different to skin tags......their surface is rough and feels a bit like the pads on an adult dogs paws...a skin tag is soft and has little in the way of substance to it......usually occurs where two skin surfaces rub together.

The bumps your friend had from shaving were probably ingrown hairs.

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I have a few around my neck. My wife tied them of with some nylon thread and in a week they just shrivelled up and dropped off

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Had one under my arm once put a thread round it nice and tight it did swell a bit at first but dropped off after about a week !!!

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Never had a skin tag, but had a wart once on finger tip. Picked it out one root at a time with a compass, bled like hell, but it never came back.

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It was probably to scared to come back....seriously though, you were very lucky not to get the site of the wart infected(that's me with my Nurses head on!).

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It wasn`t the prettiest self operation i`ve ever done.:)

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I'll bet it wasn't. Did your Ma tell you off?

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She wouldn`t have noticed. I have been told off by the mrs for removing toenails though.

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done that with a wart myself but have known someone to get the scissors and cut one off. Not a pretty sight, i can tell you!

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Honestly don't get me started-they're chuffing useless. I wrote a letter of complaint to them recently because they were so disorganised and unhelpful during his recent cancer scare (we have the all-clear for now, thankfully). I wish we could change but no others in his area-however I have advised him that if any further complications occur we are going private! I really cannot stand incapable GPs. Even their practice is a reflection of their care, it's so scruffy and pokey and impersonal-and they're very rude on the telephone too.
Ingrown hairs are a pain-I have had issues with those too. I have had a look at warts now and I understand more what you mean.

I love the unconditional love thing here-I did that with one of Neill's too but I don't fancy my chances with the smaller ones.

I do not want this image in my head :D

I don't fancy that either!

Thank you for all the replies everybody :)

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Um - wasn't it already infected? Warts are benign growths caused by a virus.

Skin Tags?
 

I had a wife like that, the technique she used was slightly different, but after the honeymoon it may as well have shrivelled up and dropped off!

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I was talking about a bacterial infection, sepsis of the site...and yes I do know that warts are caused by the HPV virus......but this isn't really considered an infection as such.

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Don`t remember any infections afterwards, just lots of blood. The roots were quite long, i`d guess about 5mm which would have gone a fair way into my finger, but I think if you just cut the top off, they will re-grow. No home remedies like wartner then, you had to go the docs to have them removed.

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Long roots:rolleyes: - you aint seen nothin' until you have a carbuncle.

I once had one on my buttock. Kaolin poultices and Lion ointment cured it.
As it burst I observed it in a full length mirror and the stringy roots reach several feet downwards.:eek:

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Now I always liked dealing with stuff like that...it was very satisfying(well, for me, that is...not sure about the patient:))
I used to like dealing with belly button 'stones' too....though they could be smelly when you got right down to the bottom.

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We used to use sliver nitrate pencils to deal with warts......I don't really recall them having 'roots' though.....maybe my memory is getting a bit foggy.

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Just googled them, thanks, put me off my tea now.http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...miley_sick.gif

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Perhaps root isn`t the right word for it, the bit that went deep into my finger.
Dave pulls his wart out. - YouTube

Not usually squeamish about things, but hate belly buttons, can`t even bare to touch my own, makes me cringe just thinking about it.

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There isn't much that puts me off my tea...well, that is, unless it is tripe or kippers on the plate.

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I suppose that comes with the job, you grow accustomed to things like that.

Never had Tripe, but I do like a kipper butty.

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Oh dear,

it brings back memories.

I was 15 had just joined the Navy, within days, had a couple of warts growing no doubt infection because I was mixing with different folk, (the first few weeks seemed to have everyone catch something).

Anyhow one of my warts was on the knuckle of my index finger left hand.

Had been getting treatment and it was slowly showing signs of dying.

Was in the gymnasium, the guy in charge had us stood in a row 'at ease', I felt a slight itch that needed scratching on my knuckle and was shocked to find the wart had come out and blood was flowing everywhere behind my back from the gaping hole that remained.

The Gym Instructor noticed me squirming but thought I was hiding something behind my back and called me forward.

Show me what you're messing about with, boy.

I was reluctant.

He jumped forward grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and demanded I gave him whatever it was that had caused the upset to his discipline.

His hand was held out, I had no choice, I had to place the wart on it and yes there was one heck of a root attached to it.


The sod tried to get me on Commanding Officers orders for punishment routine!

It was hard work for the rest of the lads to keep their faces straight, or they'd have been in trouble too.

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I knew warts were the HPV virus (funny how I saw a car number plate with those letters today !) But yes I took what you said to mean an infection caused in the surrounding skin when you faff about with them. I have never had a wart, but I have caused myself infections from fiddling about with scabs/other blemishes-It's a bad habit!

I didn't realise warts had 'roots'! So warts are literally rooted into your skin, a fair way down?Until your body combats the virus ?(If it ever does I suppose)!
I don't think I want to know what a belly button stone is. Unless you mean a jewel in a piercing...No, I definitely don't!

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Belly button stones are definitely not jewels!

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I had a small wart on the palm of my hand when I was a kid and if I remember correctly my mother rubbed the head of a matchstick (wet with saliva) on and around it over a period of time and it disappeared?! I can still see where it was... Has anyone else heard of this??
: )

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Yes, it was a common practice when I was growing up in the early fifities.

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Your mother didn't appear in the star role of the Alien films by any chance?

Acid will remove warts.

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Acid might just remove the body part that the wart is on as well........:(

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MR JB had several skin tags removed on Friday. He was referred to the dermatology dept at Clitheroe Health Centre. He had around 20 or so around the neck and armpit area. Took about 15 mins and he was absolutely fine. The most painful part was paying for parking!