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rgp

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Anyone have them? Anyone have a good treatment for them? A good way in which to get rid of them?
 

I've had a couple. I wash off a pair of sharp nail scissors and cut them off. I don't even feel it. That's my way but I'm sure not the recommended way.

The right way would be to get a referral,spend $50.00 or more and go to a dermatologist,sit in the waiting room for hours, have him do exactly what I did. Get a prescription for antibiotics to cover his butt, then spend another 4 hours of your life on a return visit for him to take the band aid off and go home with an appointment for you to see him in 6 months.
If you are diabetic, that's another story. Don't mess with it.
 

I have a few and just live with them as part of getting old.

My grandmother used ordinary white cotton thread to tie them off and let them die.

If you do a quick google you will find many tools, potions, and videos on the subject of skin tag removal.

Good luck!
 
Years back my husband's friend had one on his neck and asked me to tie it off with thread for him. It was big enough where I could make the know and pull it tight. He said in around a week or so it just died and dropped off. Pinky mentioned this treatment too.

I had several on my neck years ago, and I had the doctor freeze them off for me, took a couple of treatments for some of them, but it worked and was painless.
 
I can live with most of them but.........I have this one on the back of my r/shoulder, that for some reason keeps getting caught on my shirt. Hurts like hell, when it pulls. I tried "Tea-Tree oil" no help.

Guess I'll just live with it , like all the others ..... 😒

Thanks for the help though.
 
I believe that any GP or FP, any regular doctor, would remove it for you, in the office visit.

When I had one in a very annoying location, as you said your is, (different location but a repeated nuisance) the regular doctor could easily do it.
NO specialist needed , unless the regular doctor thinks it looks complicated in some way to them.

If so, then it would be good to go to a dermatology specialist, for your overall health.
 
rgp said:
I can live with most of them but.........I have this one on the back of my r/shoulder, that for some reason keeps getting caught on my shirt. Hurts like hell, when it pulls. I tried "Tea-Tree oil" no help.

Guess I'll just live with it , like all the others ..... 😒

Thanks for the help though.
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Ask your PCP next time you are in for a visit.

The PCP might refer you to a specialist but Medicare will sometimes cover the cost of removal if it is not considered cosmetic and the billing is coded to reflect the fact that the removal is medically necessary.

It's worth asking the question.
 
I agree with Aunt Bea's post,

and also, I think it is unlikely that the PCP wouldn't just do it themselves,
with no referral appointment needed.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Ask your PCP next time you are in for a visit.

The PCP might refer you to a specialist but Medicare will sometimes cover the cost of removal if it is not considered cosmetic and the billing is coded to reflect the fact that the removal is medically necessary.

It's worth asking the question.
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My PCP doesn't do much more than take my BP, and draw blood.......But next time there I will ask.
 
Perhaps your PCP knows they aren't very good at some other stuff,
so might refer you to a colleague (who is another PCP, not necessarily a dermatology specialist) who is good with that particular sort of thing.
 
I had one that was in a spot where I couldn't use both hands to tie a thread around it, I think it was under one arm, so I took one of these things....

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....a really small, miniature sized binder clip and clamped on at the base of the tag, then took the little pincher handles off.

Took maybe a day or two for it to die and fall off from lack of blood flow.
 
I guess so. Might be.
I wouldn't do that, either,
but somehow I thought the clamps people might find and use, might be even less clean than thread.
 
I have one right on my top eyelid of the left eye. I asked my ear doctor to cut it off, he said no, was not his job, would soon fall off. I've had it for years now after he said that. I almost cut it off with a scissor, but got scared since it's right near the eye.
 
I jus' pick at 'em until they get scabby and hard….then they fall off
Same with warts and moles
Had a mole that appeared on my forehead at the hairline of my scalp
Caught people looking at it, instead of my eyes, when in conversation
Started picking at the edges
Got a bit bloody at times
Eventually, it crusted over and fell off
 
Gary O' said:
I jus' pick at 'em until they get scabby and hard….then they fall off
Same with warts and moles
Had a mole that appeared on my forehead at the hairline of my scalp
Caught people looking at it, instead of my eyes, when in conversation
Started picking at the edges
Got a bit bloody at times
Eventually, it crusted over and fell off
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@Gary O' your post reminded me of Doug the talking pimple from Family Guy, the internet is destroying my brain! o_O

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Gary O' said:
Had a mole that appeared on my forehead at the hairline of my scalp
Caught people looking at it, instead of my eyes, when in conversation
Started picking at the edges
Got a bit bloody at times
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So, Gary, as I understand this,
you did that, in order to get them to pay more attention to your mole? :LOL:

You didn't feel you were getting enuf attention on it?
:ROFLMAO:

For others general info, that "method" doesn't always work.
How do I know that, you ask? :rolleyes:
 
Kaila said:
So, Gary, as I understand this,
you did that, in order to get them to pay more attention to your mole? :LOL:

You didn't feel you were getting enuf attention on it?
:ROFLMAO:
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Actually, the dang thing totally disappeared.
I'd done this to a wart on my thumb 40-50 years ago
It just broke off in crumbs after worrying it with my forefinger for a few weeks
Rather fascinating, I must say
 


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