>>JENNIFER WAUGH: NOW TO OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF SKINS CARE SECRETS REVEALED. THE FDA
ISSUED A WARNING THEY REMEMBER
THE SUMMER ABOUT PRODUCTS THAT
CLAIM TO REMOVE LESIONS ON THE
SKIN LIKE MOLESWORTH LIKE GROW
SKIN TAGS AT THERE WERE OVER
THE COUNTER PRODUCTS BEING
MARKETED THAT CLAIM TO GET RID
OF THEM. BUT THE FDA SAID THEY
COULD BE HARMFUL. JOINS US
NOW. NOW I KNOW THIS CAUGHT
YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE YOU HAD
YOUR OWN THING GOING ON WITH
THE A LITTLE SKIN TAG UNDER MY
EYE. AND IT WAS INTERESTING
WAS I STARTED TALKING TO
PEOPLE. THIS IS VERY COMMON.
SO THESE ADS THAT WERE COMING
ON, WE WERE KIND OF TALKING
ABOUT THEM. AND LATER TO FIND
OUT, IT’S A NO.
>> WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU COULD
DO. SO IT WAS COSMETIC. IT
WASN’T REALLY CAUSING ANY
PROBLEMS ON ME. BUT SKIN CATS
TAGS CAN GROW ANYWHERE ON YOUR
BODY, ESPECIALLY PLACES WHERE
THE SKIN RUBS TOGETHER. SO I
WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO FIND OUT
THE PROPER WAY TO GET IT
REMOVED.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: THIS
DEVELOPED PROBABLY ABOUT 4
MONTHS AGO AND IT SEEMED TO BE
GETTING BIGGER. I WENT TO MY
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR
VINCENT GALIANO TO SEE MY
OPTIONS. WELL, I WAS
>> DOING WHAT YOU DID COMING
TO YOUR DOCTOR AND BY SOMEONE
WHO’S DONE A LOT.
>> DOCTOR GALLIANO SAYS
THERE’S REALLY NO SHORT CUT
WHEN IT COMES TO REMOVING A
SKIN TAG. IT’S SOFT. FLESHY,
SKIN COLOR TISSUE THAT STICKS
OUT FROM YOUR SKIN.
>> TAGS POP UP ANYWHERE FOR NO
REASON.
>> BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO REMOVE
SKIN TAGS WITHOUT THE HELP
FROM A PROFESSIONAL. THE FDA
WARNS PRODUCTS MARKETED FOR
THE COSMETIC REMOVAL OF
LESIONS OFTEN HAVE HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF SALICYLIC
ACID OR OTHER POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES. IT WARNS
THEY EITHER DON’T WORK OR CAN
CAUSE SCARRING OR
DISCOLORATION. DOCTOR GALLEY
ON A WARRANT. YOU DON’T WANT
TO CREATE A BIGGER PROBLEM
THAN YOU ORIGINALLY HAD BY THE
REMOVAL OF A SKIN TAG.
CONTENTS ARE BENIGN. I’M
USUALLY THEY DON’T NEED
TREATMENT. BUT IF A SKIN TAG
IS AN AREA THAT IRRITATES YOU,
IT VERY CLOSE TO HER EYE AND
IT’S VERY SMALL.
>> THERE’S A SIMPLE IN OFFICE
PROCEDURE TO GET RID OF IT.
>> SO WHAT I’M GOING TO DO
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF NUMBING
MEDICINE.
>> AND JUST UNDER IT, DOCTOR
GALLIANO NUMB THE AREA UNDER
BY THEN USED A STERILE PAIR OF
SCISSORS TO CUT IT OFF AT THE
BASE.
>> SHE WANTED US
>> AND THAT WAS IT. HE APPLIED
SOME SILVER NITRATE TO STOP
THE BLEEDING. AND IN SECONDS
FINISHED. AND THAT’S THAT’S
THAT.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: ALL RIGHT.
SO THERE ARE OTHER SAFE WAYS
TO REMOVE A SKIN TAG LASER
THERAPY CRYO THERAPY OR AGAIN,
THAT MEDICAL GRADE BLADE. HE
JUST USE SOME SCISSORS AND
SNAPPED OFF. THERE ARE ALSO
SOME NATURAL WAYS THAT PEOPLE
SAY ARE EFFECTIVE. BUT AGAIN,
MAYBE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR
JUST TO BE SURE I SAW
SOMETHING WHERE SOMEBODY SAID
BANANA PEELS SLOW ACTUALLY
LIGHT WORK OVERTIME TO GET IT
GOING LIKE IT WOULD TAKE A
LONG TIME. EXACTLY. THAT’S THE
THING. ALL THESE THINGS MAY OR
MAY NOT WORK AND TAKE A LOT OF
TIME AND YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT WILL THINK, I’M SURE
DID NOT LEAVE A SCAR. YOU KNOW
IT DIDN’T. IT DIDN’T. AND IF
YOU LOOK CLOSELY, DON’T REALLY
SEE ANYTHING TART. MY HUSBAND
WAS LIKE, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
AND YOU KNOW, FOR WOMEN AND
YOU’RE ALWAYS IN KIND OF
PUTTING ON MAKEUP AND YOU FEEL
SOMETHING AND YOU FEEL LIKE
IT’S GROWING. IT’S YOU KNOW,
IT’S A CHOICE. IF YOU WANT TO
GET RID OF IT. IF YOU’RE A BIT
ENOUGH, IT CAN START TO BLEED.
AND YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WHO GET
TO THE POINT WHERE THAT’S ALL
YOU SEE WHEN RIGHT. EXACTLY.
AND SO THE ONLY THING WHEN HE
PUT LITTLE NICKEL OR NITRATE
ON IT JUST TO KIND OF STOP THE
BLEEDING. THAT WAS THAT LEFT A
BLACK MARK. BUT OVER THAT ONE
AWAY IN JUST A FEW DAYS. SO
I’M BACK. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. SO NOW IF YOU MISSED
ANY OF OUR COVERAGE AND OUR
SKINCARE SECRETS THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING SHOW, YOU WILL
FIND IT RIGHT ON NEWSFOURJAX
DOT COM NOW INCLUDING HOW TO
GET STARTED ON THAT SKIN CARE
ROUTINE. SOME BASICS HERE AND