Rectal/Anal Skin Tags

[Betrayed Body]

Has anybody gone through rectal/anal skin tag removal?  

I had one removed by my doctor in his office.  He used lidocaine (6 shots that were unbelievable painful) to numb the area and cut it off and cauterized the area.  

I'm having a rough time - I feel like I have the worst hemorroid flare up going on right now.  I'm taking colace and fiber supplement, drinking plenty of water and began using the Desitin a few days before they recommended I start.  I dread going to the bathroom, but I go regularily.  I can't wipe so I'm taking showers and bath several times a day.  

Does anybody have any similar experiences or suggestions to offer?  

[Annanana89]

Hi. I have a skin tag for about 10 years now. At times it hurts me very bad. I went to the doctor n he prescribed  me a cream for the pain. I'm really happy for the cream but I just want the anal tag to go away.

[vmodesta]

I had a radiowave removal of a tag when I was 20. The doctor told me patients usually get 4 anesthetic shots for this, but I still felt everything and ended up getting 14...I still felt some pain and was shaking on that table the whole time. Even though I am typically afraid of shots pretty much everywhere on my body, these were not that bad actually - I guess the first one made it numb enough for the subsequent ones. Using the bathroom during the recovery was extremely painful, worse than the most acute hemorrhoid pain. And the worst part is that the skin tag came back after a couple of years... Obviously I can't keep cutting it off every other year. Even though it bothers the hell out of me, another removal via an operation doesn't seem like a good option...

[OuchHelp]

I had a skin tag removed in 2009, about the size of a large grape. The pain and swelling was there for 10 days. He prescribed me Tramadol to help with the pain, which dulled it a bit but also made me constipated. BM was excruciating, on a scale of 1-10, 9.5! There was oozing and discharge and no sex for 5-7 days. All was good for about a year but then they came back. First slightly, and now I have 2, and they are worse as they are bigger than the original one. I also noticed that once emptying my bladder, I feel a little bit more urine still needs to come out, a few drops or so. I had not looked into this when I was getting it done and I wish I had read this beforehand. I regret the initial surgery and was not told this was one of the risks involved.
I have thought about removal again and even booked an op with a different surgeon, who said any stronger pain relief is NOT part of the correct management technique. I am extremely self conscious about getting intimate as they are very noticeable. I don't know what to do as the new surgeon said she wishes she could say that they could just be frozen off but no, they need to be surgically removed. I have read that oils do not work. I just want a normal BH!

[Acidron]

omg...going tomorrow to have the same! Started as a skin tag and then....ripped somehow! Hurts so much as it rubs on my jeans. The nurse said that it isn't that bad and it will be a bit tender...but not too bad. I have gone through tattoos so I figure my pain tolerance is pretty high. The skin tag is very embarrassing for me....since I've been seeing somebody as of late. Wish me luck! Bottoms up! haha!  

[skyman54]

I have been dealing with a medium size tag @ my rectum area & it runs from the outside to the inside about 3/4inches inwards of me though when it gets iratated it can bother me couple weeks or more or less,but when I am eating enough fruits & veggies it reduces to very small & does not bother me @ all,I have been to a surgeon he told me I had so many options that he can cut it off or go through a surgery that actually sounded & looked scarry when I looked it up on youtube how it was done & I said no way so what I will be doing is keep eating right & the pain goes away I just have to deal with the tag,hope this has helped you out....ED

[soreA]

HI saw your comment on anal skin tag i have them too stiil thought maybe we can talk/are you male or female? IHATE NEEDLES to arm is tolerable but other place HURTTTTT so bad leave email if we can talk thanks