I have what a doctor called "skin tags".  Can I just tie thread around them and wait for them to fall off?
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What you can do is tie something thin and strong around them, like a strand of hair, strong thread, fishing string, you get the idea. Pull and tie it tight, it will kinda burn, because the circulation is being cut off. Eventually, it will dry up and fall off. The bigger ones are worse. When you see tiny ones beginning to form, scratch them off.
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Nope.  I would see a doctor, especially if they don't go away after a few days.  I doubt it'd be something serious but you don't want to take the chance.
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They can get infected with poor hygiene, like any piercing.  If you get one make sure you have low rise pants, since the piercing likes to hook onto clothing.
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No!  Please read:  \n\nDermabond (glue):\n\nDermabond is used on the face, arms, legs, torso, and on lacerations smaller than six centimeters long. It is not used for lips, lacerations that are over joints, or most hand and foot lacerations. \n\nThe doctor will hold the wound shut and apply a thin layer of Dermabond. Warmth may be felt as the glue sets up. Dermabond is applied in three coats with a 30-second wait in between coats. The wound is then held in place for 60 seconds. \n\nDepending on the case and location of the wound, a dry bandage may be applied. This technique is less frightening for children because no needles are required. In some cases, this technique may be used along with subcutaneous (under the skin) stitches. \n\nNote: The glue acts like a protective coat and is not placed in the wound, or in between the edges of the wound. Do not attempt to use super glue or any other glue to repair lacerations on your own. Getting glue into wounds may prevent the wound from healing properly.
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Run very cold water on your hand and put some sishwashing liguid on it.  It should slip right off.  I had one stuck on my finger one time and I panicked and pulled and tugged to no avail, So I sawed it off with a file.  Took me hours to do it.
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Very carefully.  I pinned one on a guy one time and stuck him, he had blood all over his shirt.
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I have never heard of this happening. I had one with my first child, they stitched it up and it healed, I never had problems with it after that. She might want to go to a different doc cause it seems like something wasn't done right.
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Yes only take them off at your Doctors advise.
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i had stitches on the inside of my nose and my doctor said said he couldn't get them all out b/c of the swelling and some of them looked like nose hairs. I just waited around until the swelling went down and pulled them out myself with tweezers. after a couple of weeks they just come out no problem. not all stiches disolve either.
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sub, as in under\nq as in cutaneous\n\nin short, a deep stitch.  If the suture material is absorbable, then it should absorb over time.  It would be unlikely that a doctor would use a permenant stitch placed "sub-cu", though I have seen it.\n\nthe knots take the longest to absorb, for obvious reasons, and because skin seems to tolerate suture material when it is not "broken down" by the act of tying knots.  When knots are tied, some of the suture material breaks off, and can cause a small inflamatory nodule.
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No. Go to see your doctor, it could be something simple like haemorroids or something more serious. Don't put it off go as soon as you can to the doctor
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have fun with it!!  pull out some scrap fabric and try them all, just make sure to adjust your tension from least to most, not most to least.  this can break your needle and also break the thread making it a pain in the booty.
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No. It's usually done to prevent excessive nose bleeds which can last for hours. I am not a Doctor. I just know a few people who had it done for this reason.
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Skin tags are generally sliced off by a physician or else frozen off with a special chemical.  Although unconventional, I have had much success with self-treatment by using OTC wart removal medication on mysterious spots and bumps.  I would apply it daily, the skin will redden and look slightly raw, but after a week or two of daily application these "non-warts" have disappeared.  But, maybe you should first check with a doc to make sure that they are benign.
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Yeah, it's called a scalpel.  Seriously, though, you should talk to your doctor about it.
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Please don't try getting rid of them at home - go to a doctor instead.\n\nFor a trained professional it's a very quick and simple procedure and he/she can use the correct implements and ensure the affected area is sterilized and sutured if needs be.\n\nRemoving a skin tag at home can invite all sorts of problems.\n\nDon't worry about the procedure at the doctors - it's quick, easy and painless.
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A dermatologist will freeze it then if necessary cauterize(burn) it.\nYou can do this at home by buying a wart removing medicine that freezes the skin.  After following the directions on the package for about 1-2 weeks you will notice that the "tag" will fall off then your skin heals over time.  You can also burn it off by going to the same wart removing isle in the pharmacy and buying Salicylic acid. This is the stuff that is used in acne medicine but acne medicine has very little percent per volume. Buy the real stuff, it's available over the counter in the wart removing section and dab a little bit on each skin tag. Follow the directions as noted in the package and you will notice that the skin tags will fall off and the skin will heal after a while.