Maybe TMI...a question for geezers about skin flaps, seed moles...whatever you

Dueller · 09-08-2009, 07:25 AM

...call them.

You know those little errant skin growths on the back of your neck or around the armpits that seem to proliferate with age...what do you do to remove them?

Youth....wasted on the young

Rikao4 · 09-08-2009, 07:29 AM

size ?
you can tie them of tightly with dental floss...
they fall of a few days later...

Rika

ClickClickBoom · ClickClickBoom's Garage

Get that wart remover, the kind that freezes it off, 30 seconds and they are gone in a day or so.
eric
P.S. Hurts less than holding an ice cube for 30 secs.

Pazuzu · 09-08-2009, 07:37 AM

Fingernail clippers, and lots of paper towels. They have a vein and a nerve, so it hurts and bleeds profusely, but it's faster than the whole "tie them off and wait a week" deal.

masraum · 09-08-2009, 07:57 AM

don't think "skin tags" are the same as seed warts.

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An acrochordon (plural acrochorda, and also known as a cutaneous skin tag, skin tag, fibroepithelial polyp[1], cutaneous papilloma, fibroma molluscum, fibroma pendulum, papilloma colli, , or soft fibroma[2]:993[3][dubious – discuss]) is a small benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin forms creases, such as the neck, armpit, and groin. They may also occur on the face, usually on the eyelids. Acrochorda are harmless and typically painless, and do not grow or change over time.[1] Though tags up to a half-inch long have been seen[1], they are typically the size of a grain of rice. The surface of an acrochordon may be smooth or irregular in appearance and is often raised from the surface of the skin on a fleshy stalk called a peduncle. Microscopically, an acrochordon consists of a fibro-vascular core, sometimes also with fat cells, covered by an unremarkable epidermis. However, tags may become irritated by shaving, clothing or jewelry.

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A wart (also known as verruca) is generally a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet but often other locations, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. Warts are common, and are caused by a viral infection, specifically by the human papillomavirus (HPV)[1] and are contagious when in contact with the skin of an infected person. It is also possible to get warts from using towels or other objects used by an infected person. They typically disappear after a few months but can last for years and can recur.

Looking_for_911 · 09-09-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Fingernail clippers, and lots of paper towels. They have a vein and a nerve, so it hurts and bleeds profusely, but it's faster than the whole "tie them off and wait a week" deal.

BTDT!
The finger nail clippers trick hurts like all He$#!!!
Get drunk before you do it!

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

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Originally Posted by Looking_for_911

BTDT!
The finger nail clippers trick hurts like all He$#!!!
Get drunk before you do it!

That just makes the bleeding worse.

fingpilot · 09-09-2009, 02:22 PM

I just did my yearly visit to the skin doc. No bad skin this time, so he used the 1 hour time (47 minutes by my watch) to remove skin tags. Yes, each one was like plucking hair at the groin.

$166. worth.

carr914 · 09-09-2009, 03:29 PM

I lived close to Three Mile Island when it happened - no skin flaps

pwd72s · 10:15 AM

My Doc numbed both my armpits...zapped 'em off with a laser gadget. $200 or so fee. Now I have some coming back...(edit) That was "skin tags"...

Tobra · Tobra's Garage

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Originally Posted by porsche4life

That just makes the bleeding worse.

Black pepper will stop bleeding almost instantly and oddly enough does not hurt.

When people refer to "seed warts," they are generally referring to porokeratoses, hard skin that plugs the sweat glands on the palms of hands and soles of feet.

I would strongly discourage doing anything other than tying thread or dental floss around them and waiting for them to fall off.

I would never freeze a skin or soft tissue lesion off, ever. You destroy tissue in an uncontrolled manner, and if the lesion happens to be malignant, you lose your specimen.

BlueSkyJaunte · 09-09-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tobra

legion happens to be malignant

I knew it!!!!

Hugh R · 09-09-2009, 07:05 PM

Ok, I looked. As it happens going to a dermatologist in the AM. No real issues, but I work outdoors a lot and once every ten years seems like a good idea. I'm mostly bald, and always wear a hat outdoors during the daytime.

Joeaksa · 09-09-2009, 11:24 PM

Guys, as we get older and lose our hair, keep a hat on!

Was just at the skin doctor and found out that the sore that will not heal that last Nov was fine, is now skin cancer. Get to have the area taken out in 10 days or so.

Worth keeping an eye on...

pwd72s · 09-10-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Guys, as we get older and lose our hair, keep a hat on!

Was just at the skin doctor and found out that the sore that will not heal that last Nov was fine, is now skin cancer. Get to have the area taken out in 10 days or so.

Worth keeping an eye on...

So, you've just joined the old geezer set...a nice wide brimmed straw hat when going to the track. Shade for the top of the ears as well...another skin cancer spot.

fingpilot · 09-10-2009, 10:25 AM

Being a sailor all my life I started young with the hat. Still have all my hair, and that part of me doesn't have any 'spots'.

Knees to ankles, and shoulders to wrists are suspect from time to time.

Armpits and back of knees are now all free of tags. The time before I had developed a tag right at the sac/leg junction. Was told most of these tags are from clothing friction, or solid deodorant application. Of course, that particular time, the doc's assistant was like 14 and georgeous. Of course, I didn't mention that tag until she had left the room. The doc chuckled and said, OK, lets get it now, then. Of course, she walked back in just as he went for it. He lol'd again, and said she had seen far worse.

Got me to thinking. Why hadn't I ever dated a girl that worked for a skin doc. Nothing would have surprised one of those.

Maybe we should start a thread on doctors' office girls and dating. I think there is a thread there, if some of my past is any indication. My Dad was a dentist, an his stories about his receptionists kept me magazine free all thru high school.

pwd72s · 09-10-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fingpilot

Was told most of these tags are from clothing friction, or solid deodorant application.

You know, I mentioned to the doc the tags began to show after I used an anti perspirant containing aluminum. He said he didn't think that would be a cause...
But I went back to standard speed stick deodorant. The pit irritation then went away.

fingpilot · 09-10-2009, 10:46 AM

I even went to the doc without deodorant that morning figuring that it would interfere with the cutting. He said no, not a problem. The appointment was early in the morning, so I had not yet ruined my shower, and apologized to the doc. He laughed and said no prob, he had not noticed.

I asked whether the aluminum was toxic enough not to use now, until I healed up. He said it was not unless I had any skin reaction to it. I never have, but he said a lot of people do. But he said even getting it in an open cut was not a problem. He thought a lot of the tags were from hairs being pulled, reversing the pores during the application of the dry stick deodorant.

pwd72s · 09-10-2009, 10:53 AM

Interesting...thanks.

Heel n Toe · 09-10-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tobra

I would strongly discourage doing anything other than tying thread or dental floss around them and waiting for them to fall off.

I would never freeze a skin or soft tissue lesion off, ever. You destroy tissue in an uncontrolled manner, and if the lesion happens to be malignant, you lose your specimen.

Are you thinking that any of these DIY'ers are taking these things somewhere for biopsy?

That would be another $50-80 each, wouldn't it?

They're probably just going in the trash, don't you think?