Skin tags are harmless growths of skin that appear on the body, typically where there are skin folds.
They can show up in the groin area, under the arms or on the face, typically on the eyelids.
Skin tags can also show up anywhere on the body, causing embarrassment and an inconvenience.
They range in size from that of a golf ball to just a pin head, but typically are not all that large.
The problems of inconvenience are typically caused by them either being on the groin, the eyelids or if they are in a place where they are rubbed constantly by clothing.
Although they are harmless in nature many people are looking for a way to get rid of skin tags.
How can this be done? For many people they go to the doctors in order to get rid of skin tags.
This is an expensive way to go, but some people just feel safer having things checked out by a professional.
The doctor will typically freeze or burn the skin tags off of your body.
This is fairly painless, but it does tend to leave a mark where the skin tag once was, not to mention the pain of paying that doctor's bill.
Other people look for ways to get rid of skin tags from home.
They do everything from buying products to freeze them off the skin from the pharmacy to snipping them off with clippers.
Either of these ways will work, but they carry the problems of either bleeding or scars, and if you aren't careful you could end up with a nasty infection.
Still other people have looked for a folk cure to get rid of skin tags, and some of these work, but others do little to get rid of the problem.
It's really trial and error when you are going this route.