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Please share an interesting fact about dealing with finger warts.

14 doctors weighed in across 16 answers
Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Finger warts are most common in people who work handling meats, fish and poultry.

Answered 3/19/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Duct: Duct tape may be used on finger warts with proven clinical benefit.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Dr. Irving Harper answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: You can infect yourself again by touching the wart and then touching another part of your body.

Answered 5/6/2014

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Ignore: Duct tape often works for warts.

Answered 5/21/2014

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Treatment: Treatment with duct tape, 6days on, 1day off for several cycles is effective for some common warts.

Answered 6/4/2014

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Ignore: Duct tape might work but is unsightly- try the sticky part of a bandaid. Change if grungy. Snuff 'em.

Answered 6/6/2014

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Ignore: A dermatologist can help with wart treatment. Or ur family doc can too if they have liquid nitrogen.

Answered 6/6/2014

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Dr. Georgia Latham answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Take Vitamin C three times a day; helps your body find off the viruses.

Answered 6/10/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Duct tape really can work! Apply a piece over the wart at bedtime and remove in the morning. Buff.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Dr. K. Mujib Haque answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Salicyclic Acid can be used in adults and children alike. Soak wart before applying.

Answered 7/2/2014

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: It is a viral Infection. Children get them from playing in dirt or with other children.

Answered 8/5/2014

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: It is viral infection, contagious and children may get from playing in dirt.

Answered 7/5/2014

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Dr. Glynis Ablon answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Ignore: Use nail file or pumice stone to file down warts apply salicylic acid or salacid plaster at bedtime.

Answered 8/2/2014

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Alternate: Alternate by 2 week intervals between salicylic acid treatments and histofreeze (both OTC).

Answered 9/27/2014

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Ignore: Liquid Nitrogen effectively treats most warts.

Answered 2/25/2015

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Ignore: Do not pick at them so you do not spread the wart virus.

Answered 10/21/2015

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