sosimba
Oct 18, 2007, 05:22 PM
Should I be concerned about the tick head embedded in my skin. Removed the body but head remained
CliffARobinson
Mar 16, 2012, 02:34 PM
No, your body will eventually push it out. If you want to get it out, get a pair of tweezers.
If the tick's head remains in your skin after you remove its body, Dr. Oz says not to worry—the saliva and viruses are contained in the tick's body. "If you want to get [the head] out like a splinter, then get it out," he says. "But I'll give advice for moms out there—if your kid has a little bit of the head left in, the body will push it out by itself. I wouldn't strap the kid down and go after the head of it. That's not where the infection is. The infection was the body that's already gone."
Source: Dr. Oz (http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Dr-Oz-Health-Quiz/13#ixzz1pJltT2wW)