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Q. Some time ago I read in your column about someone who had success removing skin tags with a liquid bandage. I would appreciate hearing about this remedy.
I have several of these growths around my neck where the chain of my necklace rests. I have been considering having them removed by a dermatologist, but would like to try this remedy first.
A. We have heard from many readers who tell us New-Skin Liquid Bandage works: “I used it twice a day for three days and the skin tags came off!” Others tell us it may take a few weeks.
Another approach some readers have tried involves a wart remedy: “I found Compound W works just as well for getting rid of skin tags.”
There is also an old-fashioned approach to skin tag removal: “I had a rather large one on the side of my neck. My dermatologist said to just ignore it. Soon after, I mentioned to a friend (an orthopedic doctor) how much I hated it, and he promptly tied and knotted a piece of thread around it and cut the ends off real close. You couldn't even see it. He said that would shut off the blood supply to the tag and it would fall off very quickly. It was gone in three days.”
I have these tags over my body and I was wondering if these are related to diabeties. I have this and I also understand it is in the genes. Is this true? Thank you.
I question tying string on skin tags. This produces a non draining wound that might be susceptible to Tetanus.
I read about this removal of TAGS using New Skin on your site and decided to give it a try. It does work! I found that that you have to experiment a lot and keep adding more layers of New Skin each day. The stuff is not cheap for the amount you get and I really think it is just Clear Fingernail Polish with a fancy name---it sure smells like it. I wish I knew someone to run ingredient tests of both products and see how they match up.
I noticed the comments re. using thread to remove skin tags. My daughter swears by dental floss.......Just tie tightly around the tag, and it comes off in a few days.
Lil Gibson
Greensboro, NC
Several years ago my Dr. told me to use the dental floss method on skin tags, it did work. Was at the dermatologist a while back for something else and while there mentioned some skin tags. The nurse cut them off with a sissors and told to do the same next time.
I'm concerned about using "New Sking" now if it can kill off a skin tag what does it do to a wound?
I have not tried the liquid bandage yet, but I have used dental floss to tie off skin tags that have long pedicles. My dermatologist charges $10 per tag to snip them off with small sharp scissors.
I just used the tying off method and it really works. Most importantly if the tag is on your neck or another spot that is hard for you to work on yourself get help. Mine was on my neck so I had my husband help me. He tied an ordinary piece of sewing thread as tightly as he could as close to the base of the skin tag as he could get and then knotted it 3 or 4 times. It did sting a little for a few minutes, but after that it was completely painless. Within 30 or 40 minutes it was looking darker. The next morning it was really dark, and by the second day it was totally black and starting to harden up and shrivel up. On the 4th day it just came right off, thread and all.
This was a fairly large tag that had been there for nearly 20 years, so I assume that a smaller tag would come off even faster.
My OB/GYN told me to cut them off with scissors, which I do regularly with no problems. Bleeds for a minute or two--just put a bandaid on it.
New Skin also works on warts. Just paint it on and the wart will disappear in a few days.
I tied off a skin tag, apparently not tight enough -- it's now red, sore and swollen! I was afraid to cut it because I thought it might bleed too much, but I'm going to try the New Skin approach and hope that works!
I have tried a couple of methods on my skin tags... a lot of skin tags, many different sizes from tiny to very large, including a few I call "hanging large ones" with a base width of a penny. Cutting works well, slight sting, healed in a day or so... I also tried the string method with no sucess on one of the large hanging ones. The problem I believe doing that was... I used thread, with such a large skin tag I should have used something larger like the dental floss. The thread had cut into the skin tag instead of cutting off the circlation. I plan on trying the dental floss in the near future. I still have many tags under my arms... a lot of cutting that I am reluctant to do. Looking for other methods like wart remover, freezing or trying new skin/nail polish. Cutting is still an option...just thinking about spending money on expensive very sharp scissors, nippers or a blade. Then using silver nitrate to help stop the bleeding on the large ones.
I tried it....I did the triple Whammy. I had a mini raisin...rather a skin tag on my neck/shoulder. I tied a thread around it, used new skin, and clear band-aids and in a week it fell off. I am so pleased. Thanks for all your help.
Beginning 2 weeks agok I used liquid bandage on my skin tags. Within a couple of days some of them turned brown. Wtihin a week they were falling off. Right now I still have a few small bumps left, but the rest fell off.
I have had them for years, under my arms, around my waist where the band of the underwear goes around and they have made me very conscious of always wearing the right size sleeves. This morning I came across an article about liquid bandage and I am really excited about using it. I asked my doctor about it one time as far as removal goes and he said that he gets real tired standing there cutting them but in reality I could tell they just grossed him out. I really hope this works.
I tried the liquid bandage for 2 weeks and it didn't work. I'm going to either tie my skin tag off or have my husband cut it off!
I have been using New Skin for the past month on numerous skin tags. One dried up and fell off in about 4 days. Some of the others have taken 2 weeks. I have been after a real stubborn one for over 3 weeks and I finally see some progress on it. Be patient with the process, it works!!
You can also try nail polish, it does the same thing that New Skin does. It can take a few weeks, but it's worth it considering that you're only paying a couple of bucks for the nail polish as apposed to a couple HUNDRED buck for a dermatologist to remove them.