i think i am using the appropriate term of "skin tags". they are just like a small, pin size or so, piece of skin that grows like a wart thing.
i have some on the inside of my thighs and now have gotten one right at bra line. the bra irritates it and i've actually scratched it.
i don't know if it's lyme or not, but it's annoying. anybody else have these things? oh yes, they are skin, or tan, colored, while i do have one that is red.
Posted by AmyPW8 (Member # 11504) on :
I do. Mainly in my armpits, but have had some on inner thigh, neck, and breast. Hate them.
Haven't had a red one though.
Posted by klutzo (Member # 5701) on :
I am covered with them in my skin folds, under my breasts, behind the knees, in folds of skin on my back, and the inside of both thighs.
They can be a sign of insulin resistance if they appear on the neck along with brown skin discoloration and/or a sign of cancer, but I've had them for a decade and have not dropped dead yet.
A dermatologist told me they are primarily genetic, but I've never seen that anywhere in writing. I hate them, esp. under my breasts.
Do I blame them on Lyme? Yes, along with the tons of tiny lipomas I have now all over my thighs and trunk, but I can't prove it.
klutzo
Posted by Leelee (Member # 19112) on :
Yes, I have a couple.
Mine are skin-colored. I read somewhere they can be attributed to Bartonella.
I definitely have Bart and lots of other skin issues so I think that is where mine came from.
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
I recently got a ton of them on my neck. I hate them.
Posted by Myco (Member # 9536) on :
Also a yes here. They run in my family.
Heard they can be caused by Chlaymidia Pneumoniae, Bart, who knows what else.
Posted by Cold Feet (Member # 9882) on :
What causes them? Can anyone send one to a lab?
Posted by savebabe (Member # 9847) on :
PCOS can cause skin tags.
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
what's PCOS? I developed them around my collar area. Can't wear necklaces.
Posted by tonysgirl (Member # 11202) on :
Insulin Resistance plays a big role in the development of skin tags. Also, the discolored brownish skin is called Acanthosis Nigricans. I have very high insulin the past few years and have developed this.
I noticed that when my levels are more in check, the discoloration will not be as bad. I don't have it as badly as many others, thank God. Some people have lines along the backs of their necks and other skin fold areas. It almost gives the appearance of it being dirty. Insulin Resistance is definetly the culprit for that, in addition to the skin tags. Also, I have read that Insulin Resistance and PCOS go hand in hand. It is all part of what is called "Metabolic Syndrome."
Posted by Selection10 (Member # 19578) on :
Yeah I read that bartonella can cause these skin problems.
Posted by Pinelady (Member # 18524) on :
I always thought it was hormones.
When I was pregnant they were rampant. After
delivery they went away to just a few. How it did
that I don't know but I think its hormonal.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
me, what's pcos?? no one answered; we use way to many abbreviations for severe neuros like me/others
my entire body is covered with these!
many on my neck; 1 was in necklace area & would get caught.
2 of mine have had FEELINGS IN THEM!! i twisted one off from my armpit that had feelings galore.
my dermitologist said they DO NOT have feelings; i proved her wrong.
i've 4-5 burnt off ... neck, at bra area, where rubberband is at end of panties ... hits me every time i sit down, etc.
only neck stayed off; rest were NOT touched!!
i have red ones too; i've diabetic 2 so this makes lots of sense to me. i didn't have them before my diabetes dx 5.5 yrs. ago.
but they are better to have then the disease that leaves this huge growths of people's faces and ENTIRE bodies. it's so hard not to stare at folks like that when they serve the public.
another thing to be thankful for ... Posted by 'Kete-tracker (Member # 17189) on :
Skin tags? They happen to everyone. Esp as you get older. The one that really bugs Me is a tiny "stick" of skin growing out from near the middle of my right eyelid. My dentist 1st noticed it. ("nooo.. it's part of You!" {oh joy} )
I snipped it off w/ brand-new, sterilized cuticle cutters, after numbing it w/ a couple drops of 'Fluro-Ethyl'. Then I dabbed it w/ Q-tips moistened in isopropyl until it clotted. Worked great! But it grew back in a few months.
Sometimes I tink those few months at hi-level oral doxy messed up my skin... and yet it's Rx'ed for things like rosacea. Go figure!
Posted by Leelee (Member # 19112) on :
bettyg, I think PCOS means Polysystic Ovary Syndrome. I don't anything about it, though.
Posted by bejoy (Member # 11129) on :
I've read they are low thyroid.
Posted by Buster (Member # 19472) on :
I don't think anyone knows the cause to skin tags...
All of my friends and family have them, they are all perfectly healthy.
Posted by kelmo (Member # 8797) on :
PCOS can be helped with bio-identical progesterone cream.
Any cysts that form in our reproductive organs are caused by an a high estrogen level.
Estrogen builds cells, progesterone removes old dead cells.
If the dead cells aren't carried away, they become diseased.
I wish doctors would get on board with this.
Posted by karenl (Member # 17753) on :
I have/ had them. They almost disappeared with bartonella treatment ( HH). But I still have some harder tiny nodules under the skin in the face area. I think Dr. S writes about them in the bartonella book, if I remember right.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
lee, thx for the pcos wordage! Posted by orrn (Member # 6672) on :
I have these also around my neck area. They are fairly new to me. I am diabetic. I think they are on the cover of the new Bartonella book. Not the skin tags themselves(LOL!), but pictures.
I used ice to numb them, then cuticle scissors to cut them off. It pinches, but is bearable. They do bleed quite a bit. Just held pressure
until it stopped. I used hydrogen peroxide for the scissors and on the areas I took them off of. I don't let them get too big.
orrn
Posted by Sheryl777 (Member # 17804) on :
I've had them but have gotten rid of most or all of them. If they are quite small, I take them at the base between my index fingernail and my thumb and moosh them around, trying to damage them at the base. Several times of this and they die.
Another good method for the bigger ones is to tie a string around them and tighten and knot the string. Trim the string so it doesn't catch on anything and wait for them to drop off.
A friend had me snip a small one with nail clippers cleaned with alcohol. Also have heard that itworkspaste.com works but then again, it costs money.
A relatively new skin-colored mole (not a flat one) showed up a couple of years ago after I had contracted lyme but has died in the last week or so. I've been taking doxy for about 1.5 months and believe that is the reason.
Sheryl
Posted by lemonsnotlymes (Member # 19926) on :
Okay, so here is a trick that my sister's doctor told her-
Tie a tiny bit of thread around the base of them. Essentially to cut off circulation. They eventually dry up and fall off.
It worked for my sister!
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
OH good, I'm glad to know it's okay to remove them yourselves. I had my doctor remove two larger ones and I was left with scars that are like craters!
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
interesting about the string! i'll try that on those bothering me the worst.
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