How to Remove Skin Tags

You can learn how to remove skin tags at home, but the safest option for skin tag removal is at your dermatologist's office.  Your doctor can safely administer a skin tags treatment to remove it with a simple in-office procedure.

Cutting
With a scalpel, sharp blade or a pair of medical scissors, a skin tag can be quickly cut off from your body. This is a very common, mostly pain-free and fast procedure. Expect bleeding to occur, but it can be stopped with a chemical or electrical treatment. If the skin tag is on the larger side, topical anesthesia may be used.

Freezing
Your dermatologist may also use cryotherapy, a procedure that uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the skin tag so it can be removed easily.

Burning
Electrolysis is another easy way how to remove skin tags. In this procedure, your doctor will burn the skin tag off with an electrical current.

Ligation
If you cut off the blood supply to a skin tag, the tissue will eventually die and fall off. A dermatologist will tie a suture around the neck of the skin tag. Sometimes, the blood supply will get cut off without any intervention.