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Warts Removal
Warts are not
pleasant and finding one on your body can set you into a mini panic;
knowing that they are contagious and can spread means that they need to
be treated as soon as possible. There are several methods of
wart removal and all are not the same.
A wart is caused by the HPV virus. In order to kill the wart
you need to kill the virus. How you approach wart removal
will determine the outcome.
One of the most common types of wart removal systems can be found in
your local drug store. It’s usually in the form of
a liquid. You simply apply the liquid to the wart once or
twice a day and over time; the liquid will penetrate the
root’s surface reaching into its core where it will kill
it. You’ll end up with a small hole in your skin
where the wart once was. This will heal over and the wart
will be a distant memory by then.
This same type of treatment is available in the form of medicated
adhesive strips. The strips come with the solution
pre-applied to them and all you do is open them and stick them to the
wart. The time frame involved is about the same as are the
results.
If you don’t want to wait to get rid of your wart you can
visit a doctor for treatment. Doctors normally employ a
couple of different approaches when it comes to warts.
One is to use a technique that freezes the wart. This is
painless and through the use of a special chemical the wart is frozen
to the point the virus dies. This is especially effective if
you have more than one wart. Often warts grow in groups and
having a doctor freeze them reduces the risk of them spreading even
further.
Another technique that doctors use for wart removal is called
electrocautery which in simpler terms means burning the wart.
The doctor uses a special tool that burns the wart and within a few
weeks it develops into a scar which falls off. Either of
these treatments are effective ways to remove warts.
In extreme cases where a wart isn’t responding to treatment
your physician might suggest surgery. This would involve
freezing the immediate area and then cutting the wart and the
surrounding tissue out. The main concern with this approach
is that there is a risk of you developing an infection.
It’s important to note though that a doctor generally
won’t suggest this unless he feels it’s the only
way to permanently remove the wart.
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