Skin Tags

**crushnbugs** · 07-12-2009, 08:45 AM

Well I have a question for the shaving community, if you have a couple small skin tags on the neck in the way of nice smooth shaving, do you lop them off and move on or go around?

I have a couple small ones and wanted to know if anyone has done this before.

Sounds kind of gross BUT I did knick one shaving a month or so ago and then picked it off. Minor pain and just a small bleed.

**ben.mid** · 07-12-2009, 08:49 AM

I can't bring myself to encourage you to deliberately remove them yourself! If they bother you see a doctor. Meantime, shave round. It sounds like you make accidentally remove them anyway!

**RustyRazor** · 07-12-2009, 11:04 AM

I had some removed years ago,the doc just slices them off.Since then I slice them off myself. Go for it!

**crushnbugs** · 07-12-2009, 02:42 PM

When I saw my GP Doc a few months ago for a physical I had asked him. He said I had to go to the Derm Doc and that they are just cosmetic and NOT a covered procedure.

So since then I knicked one and it was no prob. They are small.

Just wondering if others had done something similar.

LOL

**coachmike** · 07-12-2009, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by crushnbugs

When I saw my GP Doc a few months ago for a physical I had asked him. He said I had to go to the Derm Doc and that they are just cosmetic and NOT a covered procedure.

So since then I knicked one and it was no prob. They are small.

Just wondering if others had done something similar.

LOL

I was told the same thing by my doc. I got tired of cutting them while shaving to I went to the derm dr. He took them off and billed insurance since they where causing problems while shaving, insurance covered it.

**Gunner777** · 07-12-2009, 04:17 PM

It won't hurt anything to cut them off they are pretty benign. These days you can get a freezing pen at the drug store and use that to freeze them the skins cells of the tag die and and come off pretty easy.
My wife is a Nurse Practitioner and removed them by freezing all the time:-)

**crushnbugs** · 08-01-2009, 09:05 PM

Gunner777

What is the name of that freezer pen, I could not find it anywhere. Any help on finding that would be great!!

Thank you!

**jimmi** · 08-01-2009, 10:08 PM

There are a couple different ones. One is Dr. Scholls "Freeze Away". It can be found in the foot care section of department stores, such as Wal-Mart. Comes in a blue plastic box.

**Gunner777** · 08-01-2009, 10:12 PM

I just sent ya a PM------

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