Tick Bite

Home Care Advice - Tick's Head Removal

Tick's Head Removal

  • If the wood tick's head breaks off in the skin, it must be removed. Clean the skin. Then use a sterile needle to uncover the head and lift it out or scrape it off.
  • If a very small piece of the head remains, the skin will eventually slough it off.

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