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Tick's Head:If the wood tick's head breaks off in the skin, remove it.Clean the skin with rubbing alcohol.Use a sterile needle to uncover the head and lift it out.If a small piece of the head remains, the skin will slowly shed it.If most of the head is left, call your doctor for help.

Incorrect removal can result in: The tick's mouth parts being left behind in the skin. Compression of the tick's body. Puncture of the tick's body.

The best way to remove a tick is to use tweezers. The easiest and simplest way to make a tick back out is to detach it manually with tweezers. Grasp the tick with the tweezers as close to the skin's surface as possible. Pull the tick upward with steady, even pressure without twisting the tick.

If no tools are available, rather than delay use a fine thread, something like cotton or dental floss. Tie a single loop of thread around the tick's mouthparts, as close to the skin as possible, then pull upwards and outwards without twisting. DO start by cleansing the tweezers/tool with antiseptic.

To remove a tick that is embedded in the skin, grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible, using tweezers if available. Pull upward with a steady, continuous motion. To ensure the whole tick is removed, try not to twist it or jerk it.

If you attempt to remove a tick but its head or mouthparts are left behind in your pet, don't panic. You've killed the tick and removed its body, preventing any serious risk of disease transmission. The residual parts, however, could still lead to an infection at the attachment site.

If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor: Tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, When the bite occurred, and.