What causes so many little skin tags on the body?
Rita, I do hope to help you with this. However, there are so many different thoughts and beliefs on this subject. Skin tags are kind of like the hiccups, if they could tell us what causes them, they might be able to tell us how to cure them. I have even contacted a couple of physicians and dermatologists and still received different answers and points of view. Some say a virus or possibly a fungus is responsible, some say diet or bodily deficiencies are the culprit. I have even heard that they could be hereditary or from clothes rubbing a specific area. You see I have researched this subject in depth because I have them too. And yes they seem to multiply like little rabbits. I have tried to rid myself of the problem by tying them off with fine fishing line or a very strong thread then covering with a band aid. This does cut off the blood supply and seems to work if you stay on top of it. I have recently started using a treatment crème containing Tea Tree (Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf) (