For many people skin tags appear regularly on their body and as people get older they can suddenly start to develop and depending on where they are they can be removed and left alone. How to remove skin tags is not difficult, especially if you can catch them when they are very small.

There are several different methods that you can use to remove skin tags that are very small. There are many herbal concoctions on the market today similar to those used for warts. Just be careful, depending on where the skin tag is located, these herbal treatments can irritate the surrounding skin.

Also, if you can catch them when they are very small, less than a centimeter or a millimeter, you can use a pair of toenail or fingernail clippers. But make sure you get the very base of the skin tag, otherwise it may grow back. This is an easy way to do it, it will hurt but not much more than plucking your eyebrows. Also, if you suspect you are going to bleed, you should talk to your doctor before using this skin tag removal method.

For those skin tags that are a bit larger, and some of them can be as big as a golf ball, you’ll need to see your doctor. There are several different methods your doctor may use, and most skin tags are considered benign and not cancerous. Your health insurance may consider it to be elective surgery, or it may be covered.

Depending on your doctor, they may use cauterization, cryosurgery, ligation, or excision. Whether you are cauterized with an electrolysis method, frozen, cut off your blood supply, or removed with a surgical instrument, you may or may not want anesthesia. It depends on how badly the skin tag is likely to bleed, as well as the size. They have nerves, especially at the base where they connect to the skin. If you’re worried about all of that, make an appointment with your doctor and discuss skin tag removal techniques so you can use the one that causes the least amount of pain and also the least chance of infection.