Question 1

do warts turn white when you freeze them?

Accepted Answer

FREEZING WARTS: INITIALLY, THE WARTS WILL TURN WHITE AFTER THE FREEZING.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY WILL RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL COLOR OR THEY MAY BECOME REDDER DEPENDING HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN FROZEN!
NOT TO WORRY. . .

Question 2

does dr. scholl's freeze away work for facial warts?

Accepted Answer

Not well: I do not recommend self treatment for this.  The diagnosis of verrucae should be made by your dermatologist as not everything that looks like a wart is in fact a wart.  The possibility of pigmentary alteration or scarring from self-treatment of the face is possible.

Question 3

could you tell me what happens when you freeze a wart too deeply?

Accepted Answer

Frostbite...: ...But this is a controlled frostbite.  If it's too deep, usually you get a small scar, but at least the wart is gone!

Question 4

how do pediatricians freeze off warts?

Accepted Answer

Depends on situation: In my office I use an applicator shaped like a oversized pen.It contains a cartridge of NO2 that comes out of the nozzle at -170 degrees F. The wart is frozen several times and pared down with special tools. Some patients elect to have a local anesthetic.

Question 5

if you freeze your warts are they still contagious?

Accepted Answer

Possibly...: The skin containing the wart virus is killed and shed eventually.  I, personally would consider them to be contagious until they are gone!

Question 6

when you freeze gential wart does it leave a scar?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Freezing may cause a discoloration, but usually not a scar. The discoloration may or may not resolve with time.

Question 7

i have a very stubborn wart--is freeze away suggested?

Accepted Answer

Can't hurt: It is one way to treat warts.

Question 8

4 years ago i had a verruca frozen. the wart has recently returned. what is advisable to do? freeze again? it doesn't bother me much?

Accepted Answer

: There are several possible treatments, but you should not decide on any particular type until you have seen a dermatologist or other knowledgeable expert. Among other things, professional assessment is wise to assure the recurrent lesion is a simple wart and not cancer or a pre-cancerous lesion. (Even cancer almost certainly would not be serious, but needs different or more intensive treatment.)

Question 9

i am curious if all viruses exposed to air die why is it so hard to beat hpv external warts?

Accepted Answer

Not external: The wart virus is within cells in the epidermis.  It needs a host to survive and sometimes the wart virus remains present in the tissue in and not visible.

Question 10

is it possible to remove a keloid with dr scholls freeze wart removal?

Accepted Answer

No: Wart removers will not help with the treatment of keloids.

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4 years ago i had a verruca frozen. the wart has recently returned. what is advisable to do? freeze again? it doesn't bother me much?

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Is it possible to remove a keloid with dr scholls freeze wart removal?

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