Remove a tick

A tick attaches itself to your body quicker than you think. Thoroughly check yourself and others, for example children, for ticks. Especially in warm and humid places like the backs of the knees, groin, armpits and the hairline. A tick is so small that you can easily overlook it. Make it a habit to check for ticks at regular times during the tick season, from April to October. For example, after brushing your teeth, check for ticks straight away. The best way to remove ticks is with tick pincers.

Because a tick attaches itself to your skin with little hooks, it is difficult to remove. Picking it with your nails or with tweezers is not safe and there is a chance you will only partly remove the tick. With the right tools, it is quite easy to remove the entire tick from your skin.

Bitten by a tick

Have you discovered a tick? You can easily remove the entire tick with a tick pen or tick pincers. Make sure you always have tick pincers nearby in order to remove a tick as soon as possible. This will reduce the risk of infection. Never try to remove a tick with your hand, nails, fire or alcohol. You run the risk of only partly removing the tick or causing the tick to leave saliva due to shock, which increases the risk of infection.

It is important to remove the tick as soon as possible, within 8 hours, with tick pincers. Disinfect the tick bite with alcohol. If you remove the tick with tick pincers within 8 hours, the risk of infection with Lyme disease will be minimal.