Originally Posted by
CurvaceousKate
Have you actually asked the doctor to remove them? (assuming that is what you want from what you just said). The surgery I just moved to do it all the time and have no problems with removing them. I think you can tell a normal skin tag that is not infected and they tend to be in certain places that rub, which is what causes them. If you had one appear in a place where there is no rubbing, then I would be concerned.
When you are like me and have a lot of freckles and moles, you are very conscious of your skin and anything that appears that is new. It's important to be self aware and I always ask questions, which is how I know about this more recently.
So I agree, for someone who has never consulted a doctor about their skin tags, that was ill advice, but I had mentioned the doctor first and was going in line with having done that first. I should have made a point of saying that though, so I'm happy to stand corrected in this case, as I would hate anyone to do something silly.