The Various Treatments for Warts

Warts on the skin are very common, so there are various treatments available for them. You might attempt over-the-counter wart removers if the home treatments are unsuccessful. If your warts do not vanish despite your best efforts, you can seek treatment from a physician, who will either freeze or remove the wart.

The following are some home cures and treatments for common warts, such as plantar warts on the bottoms of the feet, and palmar warts on the hands. The majority of the time, these treatments are not very effective at all.

Natural Home Treatments

Many people try various home cures for warts, but most are ineffective. Garlic is often rubbed over the warts, or a mixture of baking powder and castor oil is used. A paste is made out of vitamin C tablets by crushing and applying it to the wart. Even warts are treated with pineapple juice soaked overnight. Even though there is insufficient evidence to support its efficacy, some people advocate for using duct tape for extended periods.

Over-the-Counter Remedies

As long as you are sure that the growth in question is a wart, most dermatologists agree that it is okay to use over-the-counter wart treatments. It’s not uncommon for calluses or corns to be confused for warts. When in doubt, consult your primary care physician.

Salicylic acid is found in many over-the-counter remedies for warts. After around six weeks, the success rate is approximately fifty per cent. Some treatments involve “freezing” the wart to remove it. Following two or three treatments, each will last around ten days.

There is also the option of purchasing over-the-counter freezing sprays, which work by rapidly freezing the tissue surrounding the wart to remove it. In order to ensure that the spray penetrates deeply enough into the damaged tissue, it must be administered directly to the region where the wart is located. Because of this, these sprays are only particularly effective on warts that are relatively tiny in size. The wart should be gone in a few days if the treatment is effective.

It is not recommended to use over-the-counter remedies for common warts on the face or lips, and you should never use these treatments for genital warts. See your primary care physician to discuss treatment options for those warts.

Treatments Provided by a General Practitioner or a Dermatology

If you see a doctor, you will have access to various treatments for warts. Some treatments concentrate on removing the wart, while others aim to strengthen your immune system so that your body can eliminate the wart independently. Among the available choices are:

  • Liquid nitrogen
  • Salicylic acid
  • Trichloroacetic acid
  • Laser or surgery

Stimulants of the immune system that are administered topically on the skin, such as squaric acid, attack the virus that causes warts. This treatment often takes several weeks.

The effectiveness of immunotherapy for warts might take anywhere from six to twelve weeks to manifest. The removal of warts by using a laser or surgical procedure is the most effective method, but it is also the most expensive and intrusive. It also has the potential to leave scars.

Sudarsan Chakraborty
Sudarsan Chakraborty
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