Aimee8396
02-03-2003, 02:52 PM
My 5 year old has 3 warts, and the derm. wants to cut them off. I'm concerned that this will be very painful, and they will end up coming back. 2 are very small, but 1 is large and on her finger right by the nail. Will they have to dig down to get it all? They gave me some Elamax cream to numb her before the procedure. If anyone has had this done please explain it, and how much it hurts during, and after. She is scheduled to have it done right before her valentine's party at school, is she going to be up to that, or should I reschedule? Thanks, Aimee
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emarion
02-03-2003, 03:54 PM
I have had one cut out. They gave me an injection into the wart to numb it. That HURT HURT HURT but only for a second or two. I don't know how effective a cream would be. Anyway, once it is numb you don't feel a thing. Just don't let her look! When my numbing wore off it didn't hurt at all. However, it didn't get rid of the wart (mine was a plantar wart), but I don't think they went deep enough.
Aimee8396
02-03-2003, 04:47 PM
The cream is for pre-numbing, Supposed to make the numbing shot hurt less. Thanks for the response, I will try to not let her look.
emarion
02-03-2003, 05:23 PM
i think cutting will work best. i don't think a 5 year old could handle the "freezing" which actually feels like repeated stinging. i say don't let her look because it will bleed. but if they go deep enough, i think cutting is the best way to get rid of them. i have done that to myself on a couple on my hands (bad, i know!) and they have not come back. meanwhile, i have had every treatment available at the dermatologist and spent tons of money on my toe and it is still there.
Victoria.B
02-03-2003, 10:47 PM
I had a wort on my foot and I cut it off on my own and it was very very painless, although it bleed until my whole leg went numb, lol, and it came back several times, so when i cut it off the fifth time, i applied salycic acid on it and continued for a week, it is now gone and has been for a long time
dsheldon3
02-05-2003, 03:09 AM
When I was a kid I had an ankle full of warts with one big wart in the middle.One day the chain guard on my bike sliced the big wart off by accident and ALL the warts went away and never came back , so theres a good chance that they won't come back.
Dawnrise
02-05-2003, 06:43 AM
I had a wart on my finger when I was a child and I used Freezone (don't know if it's made any more or not) and it disolved and never got another one. maybe you should try something otc first. A pharmacist might be able to recommend something.
Aimee8396
02-05-2003, 09:11 AM
She's had the one wart on her finger since she was 2. We've tried every OTC thing out there. It was never a big deal until they spread, and finally her ped. refered her to a derm. I hope it works without too much pain. Thanks for the advice. Yikes, cutting them yourselves, you people are brave!!!
plymouth
02-05-2003, 09:16 AM
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Lindarella
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posted 11-04-2002 12:14 AM
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I was reading the American Medical Association site today when I came across an intresting new study.
It compared the efficacy of duct tape vs cryotherapy (acid) to cure the common wart.
You can read the study here but I'll put the highlights.. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/issues/v156n10/rfull/poa20075.html
51 patients completed the study. 26 (51%) were treated with duct tape, and 25 (49%) were treated with cryotherapy. Twenty-two patients (85%) in the duct tape arm vs 15 patients (60%) enrolled in the cryotherapy arm had complete resolution of their warts.
The duct tape therapy was done like this:
The first piece of duct tape, cut as close to the size of the wart as possible, was applied to the wart in the clinic by nursing personnel. Patients or their parents were told to leave the tape in place for 6 days. If the tape fell off, parents were instructed to reapply a new piece of tape. At the end of the 6 days, they were told to remove the tape, soak the area in water, and then gently debride the wart with an emery board or pumice stone. The tape was left off overnight and was reapplied the following morning. The treatment was continued for a maximum of 2 months or until resolution of the wart, whichever came first.
The majority of warts that resolved with tape occlusion disappeared within 28 days of initiating therapy (16 [73%] of 22). Warts subjected to tape occlusion therapy were unlikely to resolve if no response was seen by 2 weeks.
Several potential benefits exist for using duct tape over cryotherapy. Duct tape is more practical for parents and patients to use, especially when compared with the multiple clinic visits required for freezing of a wart. In today's busy society, it can be difficult for parents to keep follow-up appointments every 2 weeks for cryotherapy of their children's warts.
Worth a try for you people with warts. It's cheap and no visits to the doctor.
Author Topic: Curing the common wart | Page views: 8
Lindarella
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Posts: 308
From:
Registered: May 2002
posted 11-04-2002 12:14 AM
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I was reading the American Medical Association site today when I came across an intresting new study.
It compared the efficacy of duct tape vs cryotherapy (acid) to cure the common wart.
You can read the study here but I'll put the highlights.. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/issues/v156n10/rfull/poa20075.html
51 patients completed the study. 26 (51%) were treated with duct tape, and 25 (49%) were treated with cryotherapy. Twenty-two patients (85%) in the duct tape arm vs 15 patients (60%) enrolled in the cryotherapy arm had complete resolution of their warts.
The duct tape therapy was done like this:
The first piece of duct tape, cut as close to the size of the wart as possible, was applied to the wart in the clinic by nursing personnel. Patients or their parents were told to leave the tape in place for 6 days. If the tape fell off, parents were instructed to reapply a new piece of tape. At the end of the 6 days, they were told to remove the tape, soak the area in water, and then gently debride the wart with an emery board or pumice stone. The tape was left off overnight and was reapplied the following morning. The treatment was continued for a maximum of 2 months or until resolution of the wart, whichever came first.
The majority of warts that resolved with tape occlusion disappeared within 28 days of initiating therapy (16 [73%] of 22). Warts subjected to tape occlusion therapy were unlikely to resolve if no response was seen by 2 weeks.
Several potential benefits exist for using duct tape over cryotherapy. Duct tape is more practical for parents and patients to use, especially when compared with the multiple clinic visits required for freezing of a wart. In today's busy society, it can be difficult for parents to keep follow-up appointments every 2 weeks for cryotherapy of their children's warts.
Worth a try for you people with warts. It's cheap and no visits to the doctor.