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Please advise what is the fastest and cheapest way to get rid of warts without going to the doctor? how long would have to till they go away?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Warts: You can purchase salicylic acid on pads or solutions (but it is a lower concentration then dermatologist has). Silver nitrate can be bought in caustic pencil form. In college i used cloth medical tape (not the hypoallergenic kind) and it did work - however, there is no medical research to back this.

Answered 3/26/2014

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