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Which is better for genital warts -- freeze them off, or burn them off?

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Cryosurgery: Destroying genital warts with cryosurgery causes less collateral damage compared to electrodesiccation. Also, anesthesia and postoperative wound care is not usually necessary with cryosurgery.

Answered 3/26/2013

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