I have never been so grossed out in my entire life and at the same time, extremely HAPPY!!! I have had this huge skin tag for nearly 30 years in a private area and it was really taking a toll on me in terms of condifence... I was super cautious about it when being naked and it being in a private area it would take foreeeeever to shave the area, sometimes I would even shave the skin tag itself by accident and BOY do they bleed and hurt like hell... It's funny how these things can mess up with your brain, it was making me feel depressed. Then one day I saw an add about this thing and I did not even know that you can actually do this yourself, I thought you'd have to go to the doctor's to have it removed but I was too embarrassed and scared that it might hurt or cost a lot of money so I just accepted that it was what it was and that I will probably die with it... I decided to give this product a try although I was a bit skeptical and later on in the process, kinda scared about the whole procedure and I will tell you why.
In terms of putting the bands on, it's fairy easy, it just depends on the location of your skin tag. You might need help or require the use of a mirror which I did use. After I got the band around the skin tag, it did not hurt, I just felt pressure around it as if I were to squeeze the skin tag in between my fingers. All good and done and now we wait... That night I did not see too much of a change, one side of it has turned grayish and the rest of it was still the same color...
The following day, the same thing... Then I did a little bit more research and some people said that they used a bigger size than they needed, I was a bit disappointed even though it seemed the correct size for my large skin tag, it felt as if one side was compressed and the other side still had blood supply... I pushed the band down a bit more and carried on with my day...
Day 3, still the same thing, this time around it was oozing some clear liquid as when you have a blister and you pop it except my skin tag did not pop but it was oozing some smelly watery liquid (? lymph/protein) ... I was getting a bit pissed off and anxious about it so I decided than rather ordering the smaller size, to put another band on top of the other one... Holy cow, did that hurt... It hurt sooo bandly I said if it continues hurting like that I might need to cut them off. Within an hour, the skin tag shrunk in size, the pain was gone and by the end of the day, it turned black. At least now I was seeing some good changes.
Day 4, no more of that gross liquid, the tag has dried out and it looked like an elongated raisin which continued to shrink in size and become more unconfortable as the days went by... When I was at home I would let it air dry and while at work I would use a bandaid to prevent any clothing friction as without the bandaid, all the walking would make it move and it would be sore.
Day 5, the bands were digging into my skin and I was starting to become concerned that maybe I did a mistake by using 2 bands on top of each other so now even with a bandaid on, it was digging even more into my skin... At this point, I thought that I might need to have the bands removed at the GP...
Day 6, yellow, almost puss-like liquid started to come around the edges where the bands were touching the skin and the skin tag started to wiggle around. I started rubbing some apple cider vinegar and tea tree oil to prevent any infection from developping... At this point, I thought that it might have become infected although I did follow aseptic steps but then, you never know...
It is now day 7, I was getting upset about it but I said I will continue waiting until the 15-16 day mark and if it does not come off or oozes some more yellowish stuff then I will go to my GP. It was also starting to become extremely sore as it was moving around a lot when walking and it still seemed to be connected around my skin. Later on in the day, I gave it another look and I started touching it just to have a feel and it just fell off!!! I then looked at the wound left behind and it was showing raw skin of course but dry if that makes sense... It left around a very small hole, you cannot even see it, I cannot even imagine that I had something big and atrocious there that is now GONE!!! I will continue with the sterile techniques and hope for a good and speedy healing process and even though the scarring process will leave behind a tiny hole, that is a small price to pay compared to having extra skin wiggling on top of your skin...
I CANNOT recommend this product more, it does take some time to work especially if you are someone impatient such as myself. Everyone's experience will be different but it is worth the wait! One week of discomfort for 30 years of insecurity and a full life ahead of me for confidence and happiness, totally worth all the money!!!
Thank you so much of restoring my self-confidence! :)
| Manufacturer | UK Innovations GP Ltd |
|---|---|
| Brand | TagBand |
| Model Number | 1210 |
| Package Dimensions | 16.6 x 9.8 x 1.5 cm; 40 Grams |
| Material Type | Rubber |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 1210 |
| Item Weight | 40 g |
