Dealing With Skin Tags

If like me you suffer with skin tags, how do you treat them ?

Do you seek treatment, deal with them on your own ( if so how? ) or just leave them well alone ?

Home ways to remove skin tags

Benign growths that occur on the outer cover of the body of people, and which look like minute pieces of hanging skin, are known as skin tags. Ordinarily, these growths do not harm people. Some people are more likely to get the spots than others, and they could have as many as 100 of the swellings. Being overweight and obese are factors that increase a person's chances of having the spots. Rather than spend a lot of money on a dermatologist, it is better to learn the home solutions for how to get rid of skin tags.

This condition is also hereditary, which means that a person can get it if one of their relatives have had it. Both sexes have equal probability of developing the condition. But for women with slightly larger breasts, they have increased chances of having the growths. The growths are to be commonly found under the mammary glands.

If you are a victim of this disease, do not worry because there are cheap ways of dealing with the situation. Simple local solutions to wipe these disgusting spots from your body abound. You need just identify it early, and the treatment can be done effectively.

The whole process of safe removal revolves around depriving the skin tags of the blood supply. This method succeeds better with the help of another person. Use a length of dental floss and also a sewing thread to circle the blemish from its base. You will have succeeded in cutting off the blood supply and it should fall off within 48 hours.

Another simple method by which these spots can be removed is through using vitamin E, which is typically available in a capsule. This is applied to the affected spot as well as the surrounding areas. The area is then covered with a band aid or strip of cloth. While vitamin E is helpful to the skin, the strip assists in shutting off the blood supply. After one or two days, the tag just falls off by itself. The surrounding areas are also healed.

Household duct tape can also be used to 'wipe' these growths off the surface of your body. You just have to keep the tape on the affected area for close to a whole day, and later check to confirm that they have indeed fallen off. If they have not fallen off, then you need to repeat the procedure for a few days.

Another quite effective way of removing the unsightly spots from the surface of the body is by using acid. An over-the-counter weak acid is effective in removing warts. Simply have the acidic solution applied onto the affected area, and then cover the area with an adhesive bandage. This should do it, but if you do not achieve rapid results, apply more of the solution.

The above are just some of the simple solutions for how to get rid of skin tags from your body. You realize that it is not a 'must' to spend a lot of money on a specialist when you can treat them all by yourself. The key is to deny the growth's blood supply.

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