I have many, many skin tags, and they seem to be multiplying by the dozens lately. They are embarassing to say the least. Most of mine are under my arms, on my neck, and in the folds of skin around my waist. But recently, I have found them in the creases of my legs and inside of my thighs. These rub and become irritated. Some of the older ones have become very large. I am desparate to have them removed, but my doctor said they would always come back and that they are hereditary.

I had a pretty big skin tag on the top of my shoulder right where my bra strap sat. It actually seemed like it was growing and it kept getting caught on my clothes and causing a little pain so I finally decided to figure out how to get rid of it. I'm the biggest baby ever so I was definitely not going to cut it off and even tying dental floss around seemed scary to me. Honestly all I did was put 5 or 6 band aids over top of it (as tightly as I could, to kind of suffocate it) and just went to bed. I woke up in the morning and was pretty disappointed to see that it didn't really look any different. I decided to just leave it and figure out something else later, but by the time I got home from work it was black and maybe an 8th the size! I was so happy! I decided to put a couple more band aids on to dry it out even further and right before bed I took the band aids off again and it was so shriveled up and dry that I just plucked it off! No pain at all and it only took one day. I'm not saying it will work for everyone but it's definitely worth a shot, especially if you're a big wimp like me!

I have had my skin tags removed in the past. I take Coumadin so I had to have them burned off. I now have more around my neck area. I am in my early 50s, my cousin also had them. But reading a previous article, I read they were from being obese or diabetic. I am neither.

I personally don't have any. Two of my sisters and one of my brothers have them. Also my husband has gotten over weight & has gotten them. He cuts them off that he can reach. I notice them when, I scratch his back. I can feel them get caught under my finger nails. Then he wants me to snip them off. I do it but. I don't like too! So far his have been small. I noticed that all my family who have had skin tags are overweight! I don't know if this plays a part in it or not. My oldest sister has them all over her neck that. I can see. My middle sis has them burned off of hers which leaves scars on her neck and my oldest brother has them on his neck too. He does nothing about them & they have grown bigger which they hang over his shirt collar which is gross to me, I once had a woman doctor tell me to take. A white tread & tie it around the skin tag and tie it tight and came right off. She said that is all she would do if a patient came in for that. It makes me uneasy to remove them off my husband but he can't reach is back, I always put an antibiotic on after. I wouldn't touch the big ones on anybody. Hope & pray that the doctor was right & it is harmless. Hope this help and I hope I'm doing it right. God bless all the skin tag suffers. Debbie.

I previously had some skin tags removed on my neck sixteen years ago from a dermatologist and now I see one large skin tag and two small ones that have grown back. When I get up every morning and look in the mirror and see this huge skin tag on my neck that is very noticeable and ugly. It bothers me because when I wear clothing it rubs against my skin. I decided to get these small three skin tags removed from my local dermatologist in Oceanside, CA. I asked a local Pharmacist at Vons how to remove skin tags at my home? She told me that she doesn't have any cream and I would have to call my dermatologist and have a professional to remove it. I said, Okay no problem.

I've had increasing numbers of skin tags on my face, eyelids, neck, underarms, front and back torso, and thighs. I've seen a dermatologist about them as well as for rosacea. She removed them with a cauterizing pen, the site healed quickly with no damage to the area treated. More recently my internist removed colonies of skin tags from my neck, midriff, underarms and back with an icy blast which has left skin discoloration where the treatment was given. I don't know which is worse, unsightly skin tags or the spotty discolorations now left on my skin.

I developed skin tags during my pregnancy on the temples of my forehead and underarms.

I got my first skin tags during early pre-menopause at about age 38, and they were mostly around my neck and under my breasts. My family doctor and dermatologist both burned them. About 10 years later, in perimenopause, another batch appeared, mostly in the same areas. This time they were frozen off. At 58 another batch cropped up. I was going through other issues and didn't handle them right away. Now a huge one has come on my groin, I have some flatter ones on my face around my eyes and on my cheeks and some are now popping up on my neck and upper chest. A few tiny ones are appearing under my breasts. I'm obviously going to have to deal with them again, and this time I'm concerned about the facial ones. I know it's genetic on my mom's side. I also have short stature, and I see that is common in people with skin tags.