Skin Tags

[Redmaxx 740]

Has anyone had their skin tags removed after WLS? Just curious if insurance will pay to have them removed or if it is considered cosmetic like extra skin on your arms?

[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

some insurances will pay and some wont even with documentation of rashes etc. check out your company for the true facts and what is needed to get it approved.

[BigViffer 3,544]

I just cut mine off at home.

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[Redmaxx 740]

How do you cut them off? Isn't it painful?

[j2m1h 24]

My old insurance covered their removal through a dermatologist, had to do a couple visits because there was a limit on how many they could do at once.

HW 493lbs 3/2/16

SW 416lbs 1/10/17

CW 411lbs

[Martha Parker-mcneal 166]

im a little confused are we talking skin tags like the little wart like things that pop up from time to time or are we talking the hanging skin ( called an apron.) skin tags can be cut off but the hanging skin needs to be removed by a surgeon. that is what insurance may or may not take care of.

[Gypsy52 5]

Drugstore product "Tag Away" actually works!!!

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[Redmaxx 740]

im a little confused are we talking skin tags like the little wart like things that pop up from time to time or are we talking the hanging skin ( called an apron.) skin tags can be cut off but the hanging skin needs to be removed by a surgeon. that is what insurance may or may not take care of.

I am talking skin tags, not excess skin like an apron.

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[BigViffer 3,544]

How do you cut them off? Isn't it painful?

I'd rank the pain as equal with a shaving cut. More stinging than anything. Mine were always around my neck and under arms. Pretty much exactly where the polo shirt (that I used to wear frequently) collar and seams were.