Shannon -
An old-fashioned, natural treatment that some people use is placing duct tape over the wart for a week at a time. The same thing is also done with a weekly “sanding” of the wart with a pumice stone.
Medical treatments that are used include:
* Cryotherapy—freezing the warts to kill the virus, which you're already trying.
* Laser treatment—using a laser to kill the virus and destroy wart tissue
* Electrocautery treatment—burning the wart
* Surgical removal—cutting out the warts (with anesthetic)
* Immune therapy—application of substances that stimulate the immune system’s response to the wart-causing virus
You can find additional information at this link from the American Podiatric Medical Association: http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/Foot-Health/FootHealthBrochures/GeneralFootHealthBrochures/Warts.aspx
This link from the Mayo Clinic addresses lifestyle and home remedies:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plantar-warts/DS00509/DSECTION=lifestyle-and-home-remedies
Good luck to you! Will you let us know what you try and how it works?
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Shannon -
An old-fashioned, natural treatment that some people use is placing duct tape over the wart for a week at a time. The same thing is also done with a weekly “sanding” of the wart with a pumice stone.
Medical treatments that are used include:
* Cryotherapy—freezing the warts to kill the virus, which you're already trying.
* Laser treatment—using a laser to kill the virus and destroy wart tissue
* Electrocautery treatment—burning the wart
* Surgical removal—cutting out the warts (with anesthetic)
* Immune therapy—application of substances that stimulate the immune system’s response to the wart-causing virus
You can find additional information at this link from the American Podiatric Medical Association: http://www.apma.org/MainMenu/Foot-Health/FootHealthBrochures/GeneralFootHealthBrochures/Warts.aspx
This link from the Mayo Clinic addresses lifestyle and home remedies:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plantar-warts/DS00509/DSECTION=lifestyle-and-home-remedies
Good luck to you! Will you let us know what you try and how it works?
June 28, 2010 - 6:19pmThis Comment
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