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(More customer reviews)Dr. Scholl's Freeze away is a new over-the-counter means to treat warts.In the past, only an MD could use liquid nitrogen in the treatment of warts.Now the consumer can use the same technology to treat warts at home.At around 20 dollars for a kit (that has 12 treatment applicators), this is a quick and relatively inexpensive means to treat warts.A typical doctor's office co-pay is around 20 - 25 dollars, so this kit is as cost-effective as a doctor's visit, without the hassle of having to go the doctor. I have treated several warts at home with this system with mixed results.Some warts have been eliminated with one treatment (the wart sheds in about 2 weeks). Other warts have been more resistant to treatment and have required multiple treatments, the treatments being 2-3 weeks apart.
In using this system, I have found some treatment tips I would like to share.First, I think it is essential to cut off the top surface of the wart as much as possible.This thins the wart and allows it to freeze deeper, killing the infected cells more thoroughly.Use a sharp scalpel, an emory board, or even sandpaper.Remember that the shavings from the wart may be infective.Second, the treatment time is critical for success.The instructions cite treatment time of 10-20 seconds for most warts, with up to 40 seconds for plantar (sole of feet) warts.The thicker the skin and thicker the wart, the longer you want to hold the cryotherapy tip against the wart. Unsuccessful therapy generally means that the treatment time was not long enough.The goal of cryotherapy is to freeze the wart virus and kill it.Expect the treatment to hurt (sometimes a little - sometimes a lot, depending on where the wart is).After charging the tip with the can, place it against the wart for the amount of time recommended in the instructions.It will "sizzle" as it contacts the wart, and this is desirable, for you want the tip to be cold so that the treated surface turns a frosted white. When you remove the tip from the wart, the surface will be white and frozen, but will quickly warm and become red.It may hurt for minutes to several hours. While the box indicates that only one treatment is necessary, I have found most warts require 1 or more treatments, with 2 - 3 weeks between each treatment. Healing of the frozen surface takes about 1-2 weeks with the hopeful end result that the wart falls off.Generally there is little or no scarring.If the treatment time is longer or you are treating a larger wart, a blister may form.If the blister breaks, be diligent to clean the area to prevent the spread of the wart virus. Avoid contact with the fluid in the blister, as it likely contains wart virus which can infect other areas.
There are three main ways to treat warts: cryotherapy, liquid salicylic acid therapy, and duct tape therapy.All these usually work if applied consistently.Cryotherapy offers no clear advantages over the liquid wart removal (salicylic acid), except that it is quicker and less of a mess. Duct tape therapy (taping the wart for 7 days straight) seems to be just as effective as any other therapy.It is certainly cheap, but the main disadvantage is treating warts in sightly areas such as the fingers, hands or face.
I like cryotherapy for warts for its ease of therapy.If you want to get rid of a wart as quickly as possible, give this treatment a try.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig
For the person who wishes more information on warts see below:
Warts are caused by the Human Papilomavirus.HPV enters the body in an area of broken skin. The virus causes the top layers of the infected skin to grow rapidly, producing a wart. The body has a hard time eliminating warts because warts hide in our own cells where the immune system cannot find or recognize them as being foreign.However, over time, sometimes years, the immune system finally "discovers" the wart virus and produces anti-bodies against it.At this point, all the warts are attacked and eliminated.
Warts can occur anywhere on the body. There are many different kinds of warts."Common warts" appear most often on the hands, but they may appear anywhere on the body. They are rough, gray-brown, dome-shaped growths."Plantar warts" occur on the bottom of the feet, are hard, thick patches of skin with dark specks inside the growth.
Flat warts are found on the face, arms, or legs. They are small (about 2-4 mm in diameter), have flat surfaces. and are pink, light brown, dark brown, or skin-colored yellow.
Filiform warts are generally found around the mouth, on or in the nose, or in the beard area. They are flesh-colored with jagged fingerlike edges.
Periungual wartsare found under and around the toenails and fingernails. They appear as rough, irregular bumps. These warts are very painful to treat as the fingers are very sensitve with lots of nerve endings.
Genital warts occur on the genitals, around the anus, within the rectum or vagina, or on the cervix. Don't use cryotherapy or salicylic therapy on genital warts - consult with an MD.
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