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If you aren't able to completely remove a tick's head, you should see a medical professional. A tick's head left under skin doesn't increase your risk of Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses, but it does increase your risk of some bacterial infections.

Step 5: Swab the bite site with alcohol to disinfect the skin. Then, call your doctor, who might want to see the tick. Sometimes, doctors prescribe a preventive dose of antibiotics for kids at high risk for Lyme disease. Note: Never use petroleum jelly or a hot match to kill and remove a 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 clean the site of the tick bite with soap and water afterwards.

Pull the tick straight out with a slow and steady motion. Avoid squeezing or crushing the tick. Be careful not to leave the head embedded in the skin. Clean the area well with soap and water.

After removing the tick, wash the skin and hands thoroughly with soap and water. If any mouth parts of the tick remain in the skin, these should be left alone; they will be expelled on their own. Attempts to remove these parts may result in significant skin trauma.

If a tick has attached itself to your skin, it's important to remove it as soon as possible. Doing so will lower your risk of getting Lyme disease. Special tools are available for removing ticks, including tick tweezers, tick-removal cards and hook-like instruments.

Use Dental Floss In a Pinch Simply tie some thread around the mouthpart area of the tick (as close to the skin as possible), then pull up and outwards. Pull slowly, so you don't break the tick off but rather pull it off completely.

What to avoid. Do not try to: Smother a tick that is stuck to your skin with petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol.

Clean the area around the tick bite with rubbing alcohol. Get your tweezers right down on your skin so you can grab as close as possible to the tick's head. Pull up slow and firm. Don't jerk or twist; a nice, steady pressure straight up will do.