RE: Dental floss to remove skin tags

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Probably not but I am a little anal retentive. Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family PracticeCommerce, GA  30529 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:45 AMTo: Subject: Re: Dental floss to remove skin tags Does it need to be sterile? There is no open skinSent from my iPhone I purchase quilters thread at the sewing shop. Cut it into 18†lengths and place 5 in a sterilizing bag and run it thru my autoclave. The quilters thread is a thick mercerized cotton and nylon thread about the same thickness as a 3-0 or 4-0 suture. Has worked great when I have used on infants born with skin tags as well as on older patients that have tags in bothersome areas. Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family PracticeCommerce, GA 30529 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:06 PMTo: Subject: Re: Dental floss to remove skin tags Much less scarring w the tying. does insurance pay if at bra line and itchy? that would work. I just cut them off and use silver nitrate or something. Insurance does not pay for any of it. From: [ ] On Behalf Of [elaine2md@...]Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 8:32 AMTo: practiceimprovement1Subject: Dental floss to remove skin tags I have a pt who has a moderate size skin tags. In my employed practice I use to use the silk from a suture kit to tie them off. Those pkg are about $3 each. So what else could be used? What about non flavored dental floss. Sounds like a good idea. Anyone ever try this?-- M.D.www.elainemd.comOffice: Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use, publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the information that email in error. -- M.D.www.elainemd.comOffice: Go in the directions of your dreams and live the life you've imagined.This email transmission may contain protected and privileged, highly confidential medical, Personal and Health Information (PHI) and/or legal information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this material, you may not use, publish, discuss, disseminate or otherwise distribute it. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and confidentially destroy the information that email in error.