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Warts.Eventhenamesoundsunpleasant!Wartscanbedisfiguringandfrustrating,astheyaredifficulttotreatanddonothaveadefinitecure.Ifyouareburdenedbytheembarrassmentofacommonwartonyourhand,face,foot,orotherbodypart,thisinformationwillgiveyoubasicstepsonhowtohelpgetridofit.

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Bepatient.WartsarecausedbyHPV(humanpapillomavirus)andassuch,cantakequiteabitoftimetoeliminatenaturallybyone'simmunesystem.Somewarts

willdisappearovertime,withouttreatment.However,"time"couldmeananywherefromacoupleweekstoacoupleofyears,soyoumaywishtochooseamoreactivemethod.Whichevermethodyouchoose,allowittimetowork.Somemethodsarefasteractingthanothers.Thefastestmethodtoremovingwartspermanentlyisusing100%TCA.Withthismethodresultsareoftenseeninlessthan10daysandarepermanent.Itisalsothecheapestandisdiscussedlater.

Usesalicylicacidor100%TrichloroaceticAcid(TCA).[1]Salicylicacidistheingredientofmostoverthecounterwartremovers,includingCompoundWand

Occlusal.It'seffectivenessvariesanditcantakeweeksforitwork.Soaktheskininwaterfor5minutesorlonger,applytheacidliberallyusingthebrushandletitdry.Leaveitforaday.Youcaneitherpeelorfileitoffandthenfileremainingdeadskin.Dothiseverytwoorthreedays.Another,andprobablythebestoptionforremovingsmalltomediumsizedwarts(under6mmorslightlybiggerthanthesizeofa#2pencileraser)isusinga100%TCAMoleWartSkinTagRemoverkit.Thisproductwillhaveeverythingyouneedtosafelyandeffectivelyremoveallkindsofwarts,usuallyinone2030minuteapplication,dependingonthesizeofthewart.

Useducttape.Severalstudieshavetriedtoassesstheeffectivenessofducttapeinremovingwarts.Ducttapeocclusiontherapy(DTOT)issupposedtolocalize

medicationinthegeneralwartareaaswellas"choke"thewartitself.Onestudyfoundthatducttapefollowingtheapplicationofimiquimod5%creamwasaneffectivetreatmentagainstthecommonwart.Howeverittakesalongtime(cantakeupto6months)andusuallypeopledon'tseesuccesswiththis.[2]

Applycantharidin.Askyourdoctoraboutusingcantharidin,afastactingchemicalthatwillburnawaythewart.Unfortunately,Itcanbereallyexpensive,

upwardsof$500.[3]Thereissomepaininvolved,butyoumayseeresultsinjustaday.

Thedoctorappliescantharidindirectlyonthewart,thenappliesabandage.The

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nextday,thebandageistakenoffandthedeadskinisremoved.Ifitdoesn'tworkinonetreatment,youmayneedanothermethodyourdoctorwillmakeappropriaterecommendations.

Tryliquidnitrogen.Anotherremedyyourdoctormaytryisliquidnitrogenorcryotherapytofreezethewart.[4]Itmaycausesomediscomfort,andcantakea

fewtreatmentstocompletelyremoveawart,butcanbeveryeffective.Ifit'snotthenthewartwillusuallycomebackbiggerwithbiggerbloodvesselsandbealmostimpossibletoremove.[5]

Alternately,manydrugstorescarryOTCfreezetreatmentstozapthewart.IfusinganOTCwartfreezetreatment,keepthefollowingtipsinmind:

Followthedirectiononthewartremovalpackage.Yourskinshouldturnfromwhitetoredinamatterofminutes,andablistershouldbegintoformunderneaththewart.Smallblackdotsshouldappearbeneaththewartafterafewdays.Thisisasignthatthetreatmentisworking.Resisttheurgetopullthewartoff.Thewartshouldfalloffonitsown.Ifitdoesn't,treatagainaftertwoweeks.Donottreatawartthathasbeenunsuccessfullytreatedthreetimesseeadoctor.

ApplyFDAapprovedLextrin.Thisisanonprescriptionmedicationthatisusedtotreatwartsaswellasotherwarts.Itsmainactiveingredientsareemuoil5%,

hyarolunicacid,thujaoccidentalisandcentellaasiaticawhichhavebeenproventoremovewartsinaslittleas5days.Treatmentcantakeupto21daystocompletetreatment.[6]

Burnthewartoff.Whenothermethodsfail,burningthewartoffmaybewhat'sneeded.Therewillbesomepaininvolved,andburningcanleadtoscarring,sothe

bestrecommendationittoletyourdoctorhandleit.However,youcantrythisathome,ifyou'rebraveenough.

Seeyourdoctor.Theycanusealasertoburnthewartaway.Thisissometimeseffective,butbestrecommendedafterothermethodshavefailed.Tryitathome.Lightamatch,blowitout,andwhilethematchheadisstillhot,touchittothewart.Thiscausesblisteringthatinitiatesahealingresponse.Peelthelayerofinfectedskinoff,andcoverwithaloeandastripbandage.Repeatasnecessary.Trythisatyourownrisk.Verydangerous.

Haveyourdoctorcutitout.Whenindoubt,haveyourdoctorremovethewartbycuttingitoutsurgically.Thisissomethingbestlefttoadoctor,topreventinfection,

andsothatalocalanestheticcanbeusedtomitigatethepain.Adoctorwilleitherdothisby:

Electrosurgeryandcurettage.Thisiswherethedoctorburnsthewartwithanelectricalcurrentandcutsitoutafterward.Thewartmaystillreturnbecausethebloodvesselsarestillintact.[7][8]

Lasersurgery.Thisiswherethedoctorburnsthewartwithanintensebeamof

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light.[8]

Considerimmunotherapy.Yourdoctorwillbeabletocounselyouonthistreatment,whichusesyourbody'sowndefensestoattackthewart.

AskyourdoctoraboutVeregen.Thisisanewmedicationthatisusedtotreatgenitalwartsaswellasotherwarts.

Useimiquimod.Thisisatopicalcreamthatisusedtotreatsometypesofwartsandskincancersbystimulatinganimmuneresponse.Itdoesnotcure

warts,butitmayhelp,inconcertwithothertreatments.Askyourdoctorforguidance.

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Encourageantibodies.Icethewart,thensterilizeaneedleandpokedeepintothewartseveraltimes,takingcaretopenetrateeverylayerofskininthewart.By

introducingthevirustoyourbloodstream,youhelpyourbodyseethewartandfightagainstit,whichcanleadtoitsdisappearancefromyourbody.Thismethodisveryeffectiveforsomepeople,especiallyforthosewithseveralwarts,aseventhepokingofonewartonyourbodycanhelpyourbodydiscovertheothersanddestroythem.

CoveritinvitaminC.CrushavitaminCtabletandaddwatertomakeathickpaste.Applyittothewartandthencoveritwithabandage.

WrapitinvitaminE.BreakavitaminEcapsuleandrubalittleoftheoilonthewart.Coveritwithanadhesivebandage.Removethebandageatnighttoletit

breathe,thenstartoverwiththeoilinthemorning.Repeatthreetimesaday.

Usehotwaterandpumice.Soakthewartinhotwateruntilitsoftens.Scrapeitdownwithapieceofcoarseexfoliatingpumiceuntilyoureachlevelwiththeskin.

Takebleachonacottonswabandholditagainstthewartfor15minutes(thismaystingabit).Youmustwashtheareawellafterapplyingbleach.

Applyteatreeoil.Dabalittleonthewartandcoverwithastripbandage.Dothisforuptothreeweeks.

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Trycastoroil.Theacidincastoroilirritatesthewartandworksbestonsmall,flatwartsonthefaceandbackofhands.Applycastoroiltothewartwithacotton

swabtwiceaday.

Useaspirin.Takeafewaspirinsandcrunchthemup,addingafewdropsofwater.Takethemixtureandputitontotheeffectedwartareas,thenapplyan

adhesivebandage..Leaveonovernight.Aspirinistheingestibleformofsalicylicacid,butmuchcheaperthanmostcommerciallotions.

TrysomeBetadine(iodine).Alsocallediodine,applytheBetadinetothewartandcoverwithabandageandleaveforoneortwodaysthenrefreshbandage.

Puttoothpasteonthewartandapplyanadhesivebandage.Leaveforadayandrepeatuntilthewartisgone.

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Useacitruspeel.Cutasectionoflemonorlimepeelslightlylargerthanthewartandtapeitoverwithanadhesivebandageortape.Refreshthepeeleverydayor

soandkeepthewartcoveredforaslongaspossible.Afteraboutaweekorso,theentirewartwillcomeoutcompletely.

Usebasil.Tapecrushed,freshbasiltoyourwartusingwaterprooffirstaidtape.Dothisdailyforuptoaweek.Theviruskillingcompoundinthebasilleafwillkill

yourwart.

Takegarliccapsules.Dothistwiceadayforatleastseveralweeks.Wartsshouldstartpeelingoffinoneortwoweeks,buttakethegarlicuntilthewartdisappears.

Youcanalsocoverthewartwithgarlicoilonceortwicedailyforamonth.[9]

Eatimmunesystemstrengtheningfoods.Garlic,sweetpotatoes,wholegrainbreads,sunflowerseedsandriceareallexamplesofthis.

Cutupcarrots.Finelygrateacarrotandaddenougholiveoiltoittomakeapaste.Dabthepasteonyourwarttwicedailyfor30minutes.Dothisfortwoto

threeweeks.

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Makeafigmask.Mashupafreshfigandplacesomeonyourwartfor30minutes.Dothisdailyfortwotothreeweeks.

Uselemonjuice.Squeezelemonjuiceonyourwart,thencoveritwithfresh,choppedonions.Dothisfor30minutesonceadayfortwotothreeweeks.

Putitinpineapplejuice.Soakyourwartinpineapplejuice.Ithasadissolvingenzyme.

Rubdailywiththeinsideofabananapeel.Thepotassiummayhelpspeedthedisappearanceofthewart.

Bindyourwartwithabananapeel.Cutoutasectionofthepeelsoit'sslightlysmallerthanthetapeyou'llbeusing.Rubtheinsideofabananapeel

ontothewartandthensecurewithducttape.Keepitonthewartforadaybeforeremoving.Repeatuntilwartisfullyremoved.

Createapreparationofcurcumin.Curcuminisaturmericextractthatcanbefoundinhealthfoodstores.Combinecurcumin,papayaextract(Papain.Itmay

havetobepurchasedinpillformandcrushedintopowder),andvitaminEoil.

Dabthewartandsurroundingareawithalcoholicextractofgoldenseal.Thiswillstimulatelocalimmuneactivity.Takeasharpneedleorpinanddipitintothecurcuminpaste.Presstheneedleasdeepintothewartaspossible.Continueinjectingmoreofthepasteintothewart,pokingseveralholesifnecessary.Spreadtheremainingpasteoverthewartareaandcoverwithmedicaltape.Thistechniqueiseffectiveagainstflatwarts,whicharefoundonthefaceandhands.Flatwartsarenotoriouslystubbornandwilloftenremainontheskinafterthebodyhasacquiredresistancetothevirus.Thiswillfinishthewartsoffinlieuoffreezing.

Useapplecidervinegar.Takeacottonball(onlyenoughtocoverthewart)andsoakitinthevinegar.Securewithabandaidovernight.Keepinmindthat

thismightbeverypainful,andyoumaydreamofsalad.Changethecottonpaddailyandkeepitoneverynightifyoucan.Afteroneweek,thebodyofthewartwillstarttopeeloffandyoucangentlyscrapeitawaytorevealhealthyfleshbeneath.Lettheareahealoncethisisdone.

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Usewarmwaterandseasalt.Soakthewartfor10to15minutesinwarmsaltwatertomoistentheskin.Scrapethedeadskinlayersoffthewartusinganailfile,

pumicestoneormildsandpaper.Youcouldalsouseyourfingers,butwashthemthoroughlybeforeandafter,aswartscaneasilyspread.Moistenthewartandapplyalargeflakeofseasalttoit.Putabandaidortapeoverthewarttoholdthesaltinplaceandobserveforseveraldays,replacingitafteryoushowerorifitfallsoff.

Mixupbakingpowder.Mixbakingpowderandcastoroilintoapaste,thenapplyittothewartatnightbycoveringitwithabandage.Removethebandagethenext

morning.Repeatasnecessary.

Usehotwater.Soakingplantarwartsinveryhotwaterishelpfulbecauseitsoftensthewartandmaykillthevirus.Makesurethewaterisnothotenoughto

causeburnskeepitunder140F(60C).

Applydandelionsap.PickafreshdandelionandBreakthestem.Applythemilkysapthatoozesfromthestemontothewart.Repeatthisthreeorfourtimesaday.

Scrapethewartwithpumicetoremovedeadlayersofskin.Continuedoingthisuntilthewartfadesaway.

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Avoidtouchingwartsasmuchaspossible.Wartsaresmallgrowthsonthebody,andarecausedbythehumanpapillomavirus(HPV),andcanspreadto

otherpartsofyourbody.

It'salsopossibletospreadtheHPVvirustoothersthroughcuts,opensores,orsexualactivities.

Learnthedifferentwarttypes.Theycomeinvariousshapesandsizes,andusuallypresentthemselvesasaraisedroundorovalgrowthontheskin.

Commonwarts.Thesecanappearanywhereonthebody.Mostoftentheyareseenonthehands.Theyareroughinappearance,rounded,andaregrayishbrown.Flatwarts.Theseareusuallyfoundontheface,legs,andarms.Theyaresmall,flat(asthenameimplies),andcanbespreadbyshaving.Plantarwarts.Thesegrowonthesolesofyourfeet,andlooklikethickpatchesofskinwithdarkspeckles.Theycanbeextremelypainful.Genitalwarts.Thesearefoundonandaroundthegenitalregion,betweenthethighs,andcanalsoappearinthevaginaandanus.Subungualandperiungualwarts.Theseappearunderfingernailsandtoenails.Theyareroughbumpswithanunevensurface.Filiformwarts.Thesegenerallyappeararoundthemouthandnose.Theyare

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Avoidswimming/showeringbarefootatpublicpools.Wartsonfeetareoftenpickedupthere,sobringalongapairofwatershoes,sandals,orflipflops.Putagenerousamountofsaltonthemoistenedpadofabandageandplaceitoverthewart.Repeatoften,especiallyafterbathingorshowering.AvisitwithyourlocalcountyHealthDepartmentcanprovidefree(and/orlowcost)treatmentoptions:Aldara(ImiquimodTopical),Trichloroaceticacidtopical,Cryogenicfreezing,etc.Thetreatmentsvarywithineachcounty.Silvercolouredducttape,combinedwithapplecidervinegar.Keepwartcoveredconstantlyorasmuchaspossible.Itcanworkforalotofpeopleandifitsgoingtoworkforyou,you'llstartseeingresultsinafewdays.Thewartwillusuallyharden,darkenanddie.Itmayhelptotryanoverthecounterhomefreezeremedytogetridofthelastbitofwartwhichcanbestubborn.YoucanapplyseverallayersofOcclusal,butwaitforthepreviouslayertodryfirst.Somepeopleclaimthatusingaloeveragelwillresultinthewartfallingoffinjustoneortwodays.Washinfectedareaasoftenaspossible.Keepthewartdry.Wetwartstendtobeeasiertospread.Domosttreatmentswhenyougotobedsoyoudon'thavetheurgetopickitortakeoftheBandAid.Combiningvarioustreatmentscanincreasethechancethatthewartdisappearssooner.

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Dryoffyourwartafterwashingyourhands.Wartstendtobemorecontagiouswhenwet,andbydryingyourhandsyoureducethechanceofspreadingthevirustosomeoneelse.Keepyourwartscoveredwithabandage.Therecurrenceofwartsdependsdirectlyonyourimmunesystem'sresistancetothevirus.Burningofforfreezingoffwartsmayleaveapermanentscaranddamagetotheskin.Donotuseanyofthesetreatmentsonirritatedskin,anyareathatisinfectedorreddened,moles,birthmarks,wartswithhairgrowingfromthem,genitalwarts,wartsontheface,orwartsonmucousmembranessuchasinsidethemouth,noseandanus.Donotsharesocks,shoes,gloves,razors,ortowels.Eventhoughwartsmaynotbevisible,thevirusmaystillbepresent.Seeyourdoctoriftheproblempersistswithoutsignsofimprovement.

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