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Warts Removal - How To Get Rid Of Them Quickly

By Expert Author: Peter Hutch
View Summary | Submitted: 2008-04-26 | Word Count: 556 words | Views: 64 view(s)
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Warts sometimes go away without treatment. You can remove some with over-the-counter medicine. Others may need to be removed by your doctor. The two most common procedures are electrocautery (burning the wart away) and cryotherapy (killing the wart with frost).

In cryotherapy, an extremely cold fluid such as liquid nitrogen will be applied to the wart. You may feel a mild sting and the area may turn white.

Salicylic acid preparations are available as drops, gels, pads, and plasters. They are designed to apply to all kinds of warts, from tiny ones to great, big lumpy ones. Salicylic acid is a keratolytic, which means it dissolves the protein (keratin), which makes up most of both the wart and the thick layer of dead skin that often tops it.

Cauterization is the medical term for burning of the skin growth. It is used in conjunction with electric current and this removal treatment is sometimes called electro-surgery. Other than warts, it can be used to remove other skin abnormalities such as skin tags and moles. This process may be simple but the success depends on the skills of the dermatologist performing the procedure.

Over-the-counter wart removal treatment is another option. There are a number of products available from most pharmacies and supermarkets. Most of these products use salicylic acid either in the form of medicated pads or a concentrated liquid. Home cryosurgery kits for freezing warts are also available. They generally feature liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide. A silver nitrate pencil can also be used for wart removal. In general these products are safe if used correctly, and they are somewhat effective, but they tend to be less effective than wart removal treatment provided by a dermatologist.

Imiquimod, a topical cream that helps the body's immune system fight the wart virus by encouraging interferon production.

Keratolysis, removal of dead surface skin cells usually using salicylic acid, blistering agents, immune system modifiers, or formaldehyde.

Cantharidin: your doctor can use to a chemical called cantharidin to remove the wart. The chemical will blister the wart, and the doctor will remove the dead skin of the wart at the next visit. If the wart is not gone, the doctor may apply another treatment of cantharidin.

Use enough garlic to cover the wart. Cover it with a bandage and keep it overnight. After having your bath remove the bandage, a small blister would appear, let it be absorbed by your body again. By continuing this procedure your warts may leave your body within two weeks.

Apply vitamin E oil, clove oil, Aloe Vera juice, milkweed juice, the milky juice of the sow's thistle plant, or milky juice of unripe figs on the wart.

A wart is an abnormal growth of the skin that tends to appear on the hands, fingers, or close to the fingernails, which is considered the most common form of wart, while other variations of HPV cause warts to arise in other locations of the body, such as the face, legs, genitals, and the soles of the feet. Sometimes, common warts are mistaken for moles, but alike the latter, warts are never cancerous and generally harmless.

Potential wart removal techniques include freezing them, cutting them or burning them off. However these treatments are very expensive, and can lead to permanent scarring or disfigurement. Since a virus is what causes warts, there is no guarantee the warts just won’t grow back.
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