Wart?? Please dont mention it!!

segmen


Joined: 05/12/2008
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 19:21

Does anybody advice me how to get rid of wart (skin disease)?

RickF64


Joined: 07/01/2009
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 19:49

Yes, very carefully. Go and see a Dermatologist to get a confirmation of the condition and if positive then discuss the options. Warts can and do 'cure' themselves sometimes otherwise the options include such treatments as: chemical cauterizing(salycilic acid), freezing, electro cautery or laser. There's no guarantee with any of the treatments as a wart is basically a virus and can recur. Research it on the internet via google.

cmriver1


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 23:56

Duct Tape More Effective than Cryotherapy for Warts

Common warts (verruca vulgaris) are a common problem among patients who present in family physicians' offices. Although a significant number of warts will spontaneously resolve over two years, patients frequently request treatment to clear their skin of the lesions. Treatments such as cryotherapy, acid preparations, laser therapy, heat, and tape occlusion have been used in the management of warts, with cure rates ranging from 32 to 93 percent. However, most of these therapies are expensive, painful, or labor intensive. A few small, nonrandomized trials have studied the use of tape occlusion in wart treatment, with one study reporting cure rates of approximately 80 percent. Focht and associates compared the effectiveness of cryotherapy with duct tape applied to common warts.



The study was a prospective, randomized controlled trial with two treatment arms. Participants were patients three to 22 years of age who had viral warts and

cmriver1


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Message Posted:
11/03/2009 23:58

presented to a military clinic. Participants were randomized to receive cryotherapy or occlusive therapy with duct tape. Cryotherapy consisted of 10-second applications of liquid nitrogen to each wart every two to three weeks for a maximum of six treatments. The other group applied small pieces of duct tape to each wart. They were instructed to leave the tape in place for six days and were taught how to re-apply tape if it fell off. At the end of the sixth day, the patients removed the duct tape, soaked the wart in water, and gently debrided it with an emery board or pumice stone. The tape was left off overnight, then re-applied for another six days. This pattern was repeated for two months or until the wart resolved. Warts that did not resolve were measured. The main outcome measured was complete resolution of the wart.



In patients treated with duct tape, 85 percent of the warts completely resolved, compared with 60 percent in the cryotherapy group. These results were statisticall

cmriver1


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
11/03/2009 23:59

significant. Resolution of warts treated with duct tape usually occurred within the first 28 days of therapy. If there was no response within the first two weeks, the warts were unlikely to respond to a longer course of therapy. The main adverse outcomes with duct-tape therapy were difficulty keeping the tape on the wart and minor skin irritation. The main adverse effect in the cryotherapy group was mild to severe pain at the freeze site during and after the treatment.



The authors conclude that duct tape occlusive therapy is more effective than cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts. They also state that duct tape therapy is less expensive and has fewer adverse effects than cryotherapy.



KARL E. MILLER, M.D.

PIPIE


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
12/03/2009 00:36

This def worked for my daughter , and the wart disappeared .

Get a small piece of steak place it on the wart for 3 mins , then bury steak in the garden , the wart just disappeared a few weeks later . Old wives tale ,

Now i know you are all gonna fall about laughing but it did work !!!!

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
12/03/2009 00:56

My Mum used to say - cut a potato in half & rub it on the wart, repeat every day for a week or so and the wart should go.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
12/03/2009 08:52

Rub a toad on it every morning.

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
12/03/2009 11:19

household soda it does work, rub a piece on as often as you like.

the butler


Joined: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1958

Message Posted:
12/03/2009 15:37

Hi all,



I notice that segman doesn't say where the wart or warts are. It is correct to say that they are caused by a virus but depending on where they are, it is a different kind of virus that causes them. Some of the treatments above could be used to treat one virus but not the other. I recommend that you go see your doctor and get his advice.



The butlers wife.

segmen


Joined: 05/12/2008
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
13/03/2009 14:45

Hello all,

Thank you so much paying attention to my subject and giving me advice.Much appreciated.Wart itself is on my hand.Almost 15 years ago I remember that I had a nasty bite from a fly and woken up with a pain.

I have tried almost all the medication but no luck.Infact it is a lot better than before....at least it is not cracking or bleeding.My friend Ian told me to put banana skin on it and keep it till morning...trust me that was painfull...but it seems to be getting better.

I specially want to thank "cmriver1"for taking his time to write 3 pages of advice and hope somebody else is can make use of these information.

Once again thank you so much

If anybody has different ideas please keep posting.

Empty Nester


Joined: 16/09/2008
Posts: 21

Message Posted:
13/03/2009 15:04

I tried banana skin when my son had warts but it didn't clear them completely. Garlic was more effective. Rub a cut piece of garlic clove over the wart then cover with a plaster. Repeat daily. For more persistent warts, leave a thin sliver of the clove on top of the wart before covering with a plaster - but be careful as the garlic can burn the skin. But it did work - even if my son did end up with red raw skin!