A 29-year-old member asked:
how do you treat a bad case of plantar warts on 8 year old child?
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Dr. Addagada Rao answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Same way: Treatment will be same, 8 or 80 year old, starting with local care , if fails, excision or fulgarization . In a child may need short general , as kid may not cooperate for local anaesthesia
Answered on Oct 27, 2012
Dr. Arnold Beresh answered
41 years experience Podiatry
Topical medication: Topical medication can be used to treat the warts over multiple treatments. The big porblem is gaining the childs confidence to allow the doctor to trim the skin over the wart.
Answered on Apr 28, 2012
Dr. Libby Putnam answered
12 years experience Podiatry
Several treatments.: You can try over the counter wart removers, but be careful: i've seen them do more harm than good. Other options your doctor might offer include cryotherapy (freezing the wart), electrocautery (burning the wart), laser treatment, or several different topical chemical treatments. If the treatment is typically uncomfortable, your doctor can numb the area before proceeding.
Answered on Dec 10, 2013
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