I asked my family doctor about skin tags on my neck the other day. He gave me the options of cutting or freezing but I asked him about cutting off the blood loss with a piece of string. He started and laughed a little bit but said that it's also a safe way to do it as all it does is cut off blood flow and it dies and falls off naturally. So, even though I felt foolish and a little bit mocked by his laughter, at least I saved some money. And now have less skin tags.

I have noticed that since my hysterectomy and a significant weight gain that the skin tags on my neck have tripled, maybe even quadrupled in size. They didn't use to bother me but now it's getting ridiculous. I am going to have to bite the bullet and make a trip to the dermatologist.

I am a woman in my thirties. I first remember getting skin tags in my early twenties. I get them on my neck and around my breasts. The physician's assistant at my dermatologist's office has removed them for me by just snipping them off. It is quick and painless. I have a friend who says that she cuts her own skin tags off, but I have never done that myself.

I have had skin tags since my second pregnancy. That was 23 years ago. I still have them. It has been a large source of distress for me. I have never had any removed, as it is "elective" in nature. I would love to see a dermatologist for these as well as large pores and other skin troubles. My doctors over the years never seemed to take me seriously when asked about treatment. And I suppose in relation to heart and kidney problems, they are not very urgent...but more like the fly that won't go away! I know there are home remedies but I do not know if they work or they are safe.

I am a 47-year-old woman, and I used to have a few skin tags on my neck. Lately, when I used any sort of body lotion or heavy perfume, my neck would itch and turn red. From constant itching and scratching, the skin tags fell off on their own and left no scarring at all.

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

I get many skin tags. Two of them were kind bigger than the others so I decided to remove them. My GP removed them, but unfortunately, he didn't provide me any options. He just cut them off and stitched them. One was kind of a big cut and took more than eight days to heal. It also left scars. Basically, I'm disappointed with the procedure.

I am 38 and have had skin tags for the last several years, but as someone else said, they keep multiplying. I find the ones on my neck to be annoying and itchy sometimes. I'll try the string with the big ones under my arm, I think, and ask my doctor.

As a small child, I noticed skin tags on my grandfather and my father. Now at the age of 67, I have my share of skin tags, under my arms mostly. I do have a skin specialist and he has offered to remove them all for a one time price at my expense. This is considered cosmetic surgery by the all powerful health care provider. I could care less at my age now.