Natural Skin Tag Removal

Skin tags are small skin growths like soft fleshy flaps. They are skin colored or slightly darker and they sometimes hang from the skin held by a small fleshy stalk. Skin tags are fairly common and unlike warts, they are not caused by a viral infection and are not contagious.

The specific causes of skin tags are largely unknown, but it is generally aknowledged that they grow on regions of the body where skin regularly rubs on skin or clothes, such as armpits, neck, groin and eyelids. Obese or even slightly overweight people are also more prone to skin tags than others.

As skin tags are totally harmless and non contagious, there is no need to remove them if they do not bother you. Sometimes, skin tags can be annoying however, as they may get snagged in zippers, jewellery, pet claws etc, or shaved off while shaving for example. This may cause pain, bleeding, swelling or minor infections. Also, skin tags on the eyelids may sometimes interfere with seeing properly. In such cases, it is best to consider removing them.

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Skin tags, especially smaller ones, are really not so hard or dangerous to remove on your own. Some methods can be more painful than others though, so here is a choice of the most effective and less painful products on Amazon

You can have your skin tags removed professionally, by a dermatologist. who will usually remove them surgically, using a scalpel, or electrocautery (an electric needle to cauterize them), or laser. However, skin tags are really easy to remove at home by yourself, in a totally natural way, using one of the methods described below.

Before you try removing your skin tags on your own however, you should start by making absolutely sure that your skin growths are actually skin tags and not something else, such as warts or moles. If you are unsure as to how to identify them, it would be best to visit a specialist. Also, I would strongly suggest that you do not try to remove skin tags that grow on your face or eyelids. You could cause scarring, and you don't want to do this in such a visible place.

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The easiest and most straightforward way to get rid of skin tags is to cut them off, using a pair of scisors with sharp blades or a nail clipper. The smaller the skin tags, the easier and less painful this is to do. For larger skin tags, you may want to numb them somehow, before cutting them off, eg by applying some sort of local anesthaetic or an ice cube, at the very least. Make sure you disinfect the area around the skin tag and sterilize your equipment before performing your home operation, eg by rubbing it with alcohol or passing it through a flame.

Another way is to cut off the blood supply to the skin tag, by tying a piece of thread or dental floss around the "stalk" for a few days, until it dries up and falls off.

After removing your skin tag, disinfect the area around it to prevent any infections. You may notice a little bleeding or irritation after removal, but this is normal and should go away soon if you have done everything properly.

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