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When will i know a wart is dead and no longer contagious? i got mine froze off about a year ago and i can still see the remnants of it. theres no more dots its just kind of flakey and white. its odd i thought theyd disappear by now/no longer seen?

Q: when will i know a wart is dead and no longer contagious? i got mine froze off about a year ago and i can still see the remnants of it. theres no more dots its just kind of flakey and white. its odd i thought theyd disappear by now/no longer seen?

: Freezing does not really cure this type of wart but does remove a lot of the wart material. In other words the virus causing the wart is still present.

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Freezing does not really cure this type of wart but does remove a lot of the wart material. In other words the virus causing the wart is still present.

Answered 4/26/2022

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A member asked:

When will i know a wart is dead and no longer contagious? i got mine froze off about a year ago and i can still see the remnants of it. theres no more dots its just kind of flakey and white. its odd i thought theyd disappear by now/no longer seen?

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