Posted by steve (roanoke, va) on 03/14/2025
★★★★★
I had literally dozens of skin tags under both my arms at one point, after trying multiple cures I gave up and ordered a pair of high quality convex finger nail clippers and carefully snipped them all off all at once. Sure it stings for second and bleeds a minute, no biggie, I just dabbed a little witch hazel on each spot and it was over. Never had one come back and no trace of where they were.
Posted by Rose-marie (North Island, Nz) on 09/22/2015
★★★★★
The nail clipper method is easy and simple (and fun! ). I make sure the clippers are sterilized, just one snip and its done. No worse than a pin-prick really!
I always swab it with iodine afterwards.
Yes, it does bleed, but thats a good thing too. A tiny scab forms where the deed has been done.
Posted by Randy (Rochester, Ny) on 06/10/2011
★★★★★
I haves this method many times and it does work, with little or no scaring.. I have had 100's removed by drs druring surgery and in the drs office. The tie off method is hard to get right. I have pair or clips just for this whic I clean in acholol each time I have only had one that bleed for more than a couple minutes and put a saline soaked badage on it and was clean and healing in a day or so.
Posted by Matt (Boston, MA) on 07/08/2008
★★★★★
After unsuccessfully trying to remove a skin tag with both bloodroot (dermatend) and iodine, i nervously decided to try the nail clipper method. i used brand new, very sharp, straight nail clippers (some are curved, but i would recommend straight ones so you get a cleaner cut.) the trick is to just do it quickly, and you should feel suprisingly little pain. there was a bit of bleeding, but the entire thing came off in one fell swoop. it has been less than a week since i cut it off, and already it is healing quite nicely. highly recommended!
Posted by Lisa (Portland, OR) on 03/10/2008
★★★★★
I had three skin tags but they are history now. Well sort of. I had one on my neck for YEARS, which was probably caused by necklaces constantly rubbing that area, I had one on my breast, and another on my lower back. I will have to get the lower back one again. It was hard to reach back there and I didn't get it all.
Anyway, I read about using iodine and waiting a few weeks for the skin tags to turn black and fall off and I read about just using the nail clipper. So, that day, I went to the store and bought some iodine. As I opened up the bottle and dabbed some on my neck, I caught the glimmer of my nail clippers out of the corner of my eye. I thought, do I real want to have some discolored black thing on my neck for two plus weeks? I decided, no, and I sanitized the nail clippers.
I did the neck one first. Eh, just a pinch and no blood, I did the one on my breast, just a sharp pinch and gone. It bled just a tiny bit. Then, using mirrors, I did the one on my back. That one was a bit more of a pinch and it bled like when nicking your leg shaving. Unfortunately, I can't get my squeamish boyfriend to help me finish the one off on my back, so I have to try it again.
I recommend the nail clippers for a quick, free, virtually painless, and not that messy of a job.
Posted by Lena (Jax Fl) on 10/25/2006
★★★★★
We snip off smaller skin tags with cleaned fingernail clippers. The clippers are usually very sharp. You feel a pinch. Hold cotton on till bleeding stops. Cover with band-aid. It heals beautifully. We haven't had any grow back.
