Phil Rosser

Wart Removal with Cryotherapy



Posted: Friday, March 25, 2011

by Phil Rosser

Cryotherapy is the process used to remove a wart by freezing. This should normally be performed by a health professional, possibly using a local anaesthetic. A spray or swab is used to apply liquid nitrogen directly to the wart and surrounding skin. This will kill the top of the wart, but not necessarily all of it. To completely remove a wart it may be necessary to have several applications from one to three weeks apart.

A few hours after the treatment a blister may form. The wart may fall off a few days later if the blister dries out. Quite often, several treatments will be required. Frequently, the blister will burst and a liquid will be released. Since the fluid from the blister may contain the wart virus it is important to avoid contact with the liquid and clean and disinfect both the blister and the surrounding skin. This prevents the spread of the virus to other parts of the body, or other people.

Cryotherapy appears to be effective in around 30 to 65% of cases. Unfortunately, there are significant disadvantages of treatment, namely the pain it can cause, the expense involved, and the time it takes to complete treatment. Therefore, although it can be effective, because of the significant negative aspects involved, it is almost certainly better to try other methods first. If these methods do not remove the wart then perhaps you should try cryotherapy.

What are the alternatives to cryotherapy?  Are there any that are less painful, less expensive and will not leave any kind of scar? I'll warn you that I have found some approaches that have been offered up on the Internet that you should avoid. Some of these such as burning or cutting off a wart yourself are definitely not recommended and can be very dangerous.

However, there are several treatments you can try at home. The use of a tape such as duct tape is very popular, and this seems to have a success rate similar to cryotherapy.  Although generally painless and inexpensive this can take several weeks to produce results.

Some over the counter treatments may be worth trying. The ingredients to look for are, tea tree oil, aloe vera, salicylic acid, and castor oil, all of these have been shown to be effective for removing warts. You will also find that you can mix very effective home remedies if you follow the right recipe.  These will use ingredients found in the store cupboard of most homes to produce a mixture that can work very effectively on most warts. Obviously I cannot reveal the secrets of their composition here, but the results of these treatments can be seen in just three or four days.

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