Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
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?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
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
5.5k views
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
5.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Huge painful yello wart on my finger 1 CM in diam. No pus/redness. Using duct tape & acv. Its lifting/turning white. Should i continue? Or see doctor?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Plantar Wart is making my foot hurt so bad. Any suggestions to get rid of it? Have tried compound wart, duct tape, sallyic acid, pumice stone etc Wart
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Used duct tape for verucca wart on foot. I didn't read to leave on till it falls off and ripped off. How should I treat now? Partially open & painful.
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I've flat warts on hands and feet/ankles, but not genital warts at all. Are these a cancer risk? Different then Genital from what I've read. I've had them for years?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Is it unusual for an 8 yr old girl to have calluses & possibly a wart on her feet. What kind of doctor should see her?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Using black nail polish on wart? how long will it take for it to go away?Can I use duct tape(doc treated it, said to come back in 2 weeks if not gone)
Is cimetidine safe for a six year old to treat many many warts on bottom of foot and many on hand? Her dermatologist prescribed. I asked her pediatrician and he said ok if I do and ok if I dont. Its twice a day for two months. Just concerned?
My 9 year old hand are full of warts. We tried over-the-counter treatments. The doctor wont remove them either. Any suggestion?
My 2 year old had a foot wart. The doctor scraped and put cantherone 1% on it the first time and .7% the second time. I thought nothing of it, but are there any long term consequences/risks of using this topical medication? She never got a blister?
My daughter is struggling to get rid of her wart. We have tried the freezing method at the doctor's office, duct tape, compound w. Any other options?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
