For anyone looking for a skin tag remover you can do yourself, it can be confusing reading about all the different ways people are suggesting to get rid of skin tags. Should you try any of these? Are they safe? Or should you just bite the bullet and visit your local dermatologist's office and go ahead and pay to have it removed by a professional?

There are really pros and cons of both of these solutions. There are many and various ways to take off the tags yourself, and they range from a piece of thread tied around the tag to snipping it off with a pair of sharp clippers. The good thing about the DIY methods which you can perform at home is that they are free for the most part and relatively quite safe. The negative is that they sometimes can be painful and oftentimes take quite a while to see any results.

The negative as far as visiting your doctor is that you might have to go to your primary care to get a referral, then make an appointment at some future date to see the specialist, then go have the procedure done and probably pay all or most out of pocket since it is considered cosmetic. But the positive is that you will get it done quickly. You'll be in and out in a jiffy and without any mess or pain.

So it is really left up to you to weigh the risks, benefits, pros, and cons of whether you want to try a do-it-yourself skin tag remover method on your own or pay to have your dermatologist remove the tag in his office. The other alternative is just leave them alone and do nothing. Thankfully, these tags are harmless and are simply a cosmetic issue.