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Small genital wart frozen, couple hours after freezing it looks slightly bigger? normal? thanks

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Normal and expected: Sounds normal. Freezing results in inflammation, which is what helps kill the wart. With inflammation, the warts can enlarge and redden for a day or two before they start to shrink and dry up.

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Answered 7/24/2019

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