Question 1

what is cantharidin wart treatment?

Accepted Answer

Cantharidin: Your doctor "paints" cantharidin on your wart and covers it with a bandage. This is generally painless. The cantharidin causes the skin under the wart to blister, lifting the wart off the skin. When the blister dries, the wart comes off with the blistered skin. You may feel some pain when the skin blisters. When you see your doctor again, he or she will remove the dead skin and may retreat.

Question 2

what is the best over-the-counter wart treatment?

Accepted Answer

Aspirin: Aspirin can be made into an over the counter wart treatment inexpensively by soaking Aspirin on water and making it into paste and applying it to wart. Cover with duct tape amd this will peel amd macerate the wart without pain. It will gradually peel away.

Question 3

when do i need to stop plantar wart treatment?

Accepted Answer

Stop treatment: Usually when their are skin lines present at the lesion and the pain has subsided.

Question 4

how long does gential wart treatment take for anus and in vagina?

Accepted Answer

Varies: It amy require one to several visits to treat venereal warts. Liquid nitrogen, electrosurgery, and prescription medications are not effective in 100 per cent of cases. Different treatments may need to be used to minimize or eradicate the warts.

Question 5

best way to treat a blister from wart treatment of liquid nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

Keep clean: Treat it as you would any burn. Keep it clean, peroxide dabbed on the site can kill some staph germs and a coating of triple antibiotic ointment can be used as a barrier to germs.

Question 6

my 16 y/o son has had a bump on the top of his foot for a while. he showed it to us the other day and we have been treating w/ an otc salicylic based wart treatment for a couple weeks. it appears to have gotten a bit smaller but is black and bumpy?

Accepted Answer

: If your son has not been seen by a primary care doctor or a dermatologist, I would start there. I would not presume that the lesion is a wart and I would not use medication on it unless it was prescribed by one of those doctors. Good luck.

Question 7

what can i do to remove them? do it need to go to the doctor? the, what appears to be, wart is on my pantyline. can i use normal wart treatment? i had many warts on my hands growing up.

Accepted Answer

Genital bumps:  The warts that grow on your hands are not the same ones that develop in the genital area. I am assuming when you are describing panty line that you are referring to your vulvar area.  It isn't for certain if these are actually warts or not. Thus, recommend medical evaluation. Once an accurate diagnosis is made, an appropriate treatment plan can be made.

Question 8

should i pop a blood blister from wart treatment with liquid nitrogen?its been 3 weeks,and if i pop it should i remove/cut all the skin has the virus?

Accepted Answer

Blister from freeze: Take a sterile needle or pin, and clean the skin, and then poke the blister and try to push the contents out, without ripping the skin too much. The top skiin is likely already dead and the wart virus is likely not active or alive.

Question 9

is it normal for skin on the head of the penis to turn white and wrinkly(slight pain)after genital wart treatment? ive been applying podophyllotoxin

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are some skin changes that will temporary occur after using this medication for the chemical treatment of genital warts

Question 10

should i use salicylic acid with the duck tape treatment a week after a getting a wart freezing treatment?

Accepted Answer

Great idea.: Yes, great idea. And after 5-7 days try to remove the dead skin that's left behind from the cryotherapy. 
Patients rarely will need a second cryo session if they use the SA treatments at home.
It's safe to start immediately after cryo, you don't have to wait.

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How long does gential wart treatment take for anus and in vagina?

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Best way to treat a blister from wart treatment of liquid nitrogen?

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My 16 y/o son has had a bump on the top of his foot for a while. he showed it to us the other day and we have been treating w/ an otc salicylic based wart treatment for a couple weeks. it appears to have gotten a bit smaller but is black and bumpy?

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What can i do to remove them? do it need to go to the doctor? the, what appears to be, wart is on my pantyline. can i use normal wart treatment? i had many warts on my hands growing up.

A member asked:

Should i pop a blood blister from wart treatment with liquid nitrogen?its been 3 weeks,and if i pop it should i remove/cut all the skin has the virus?

A member asked:

Is it normal for skin on the head of the penis to turn white and wrinkly(slight pain)after genital wart treatment? ive been applying podophyllotoxin

A member asked:

Should i use salicylic acid with the duck tape treatment a week after a getting a wart freezing treatment?

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