Whether it is as small as a tiny pimple or as large as a marble, anyone who has been bothered by skin tags will attest to the fact that they are an embarrassing and unsightly problem.

So how to remove skin tags? Well, there are a variety of ways but the most obvious thing to do is make an appointment with your dermatologist and have them removed. However, you may find that to be the most difficult or problematic solution if you have no insurance or if your insurance company decides this is not a needed procedure and they refuse to pay. If you don’t mind a large bill then the doctor is still probably the best choice.

Otherwise, a home remedy is in order. Thankfully there are a number of ways you can achieve this in the comfort of your home.

One of the most popular home remedies is to use a small piece of string or thread or even a tiny rubber band to tie around the tag. This works by cutting off the blood supply, and eventually it will turn black and simply fall right off. This method will definitely work but the problem is that sometimes it can be a bit painful as it goes through the process before falling off. Those that don’t mind a little discomfort should have no problem.

If you decide you’d rather not use a home remedy to remove your skin tags you may be relieved to know that these little growths, although not very pretty, are hardly ever anything dangerous. They are almost always benign so, if they are not bothering you too much, you can safely leave them alone.

Wish there was a magic remedy to show you how to remove skin tags? Do you procrastinate about going to the doctor?

I know I do. I especially hate going in for something that isn’t even a real serious problem to begin with because they usually just pooh pooh it anyway. Either that or charge you an arm and a leg to do a 5-minute procedure.

But what can you do about these blemishes? People would always tell me mine were not noticeable but I certainly noticed them and they sure bothered and embarrassed me. I felt like I had a neon sign pointing right to the skin tag on my forehead saying “look here!”

I was tempted to just cut it off but I was afraid I would either make it look worse or it would bleed uncontrollably. I know, very silly to think that, but I just wasn’t sure.

So I had a look around and lo and behold, many people were discussing this online and several of them had gone so far as to do just what I had contemplated, snipped them right off. I was still too chicken though.

I carried on with my annoying extra skin for a while and then started thinking about it again. It couldn’t be that bad could it? After all it was pretty small!

I finally decided to that I would try this at-home remedy, so I actually went to the trouble of boiling and sterilizing a small pair of nail scissors, I then got some ice and held it on the site for a short time until it felt numb. Finally, I snipped off the skin tag. I will not say it didn’t hurt but it wasn’t too terribly bad. Would I do it again? Maybe. But I will say, though, that if it was a larger tag I would probably not have done it. The only reason I was able to get up the courage to try it was that it was pretty small. Oh and make sure to use sharp scissors or clippers. Dull ones would really hurt!

Come to think of it, I think in the future I might just go in to the doctor’s office instead.

So if you are on a quest to find out how to remove skin tags, I can verify that this home remedy does indeed work. But I would not recommend this method for larger areas.