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My 6 year old has 15 warts over her hands/feet, our doctor has only suggested duct taping them to kill them. this doesn't seem adequate to me! help?

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Alternative therapy: True warts may fall of on their own in 3-5 years & may leave no marks. You can cut them off, freeze them with liquid nitrogen or n20 & burn them off with acid preparations. I consider duct tape with an acid application (compound w) a simple treatment that can sometimes work, if done for months.Duct tape without anything else is unlikely to do anything.

Answered 10/26/2012

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No it will not: Duct tape will not kill hpv virus that cause warts, needs one of the accepted definitive treatment, .

Answered 9/29/2015

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