| Re: Question about Aldara
Aldera doesn't work for everyone. Keep trying for the period suggested by your doctor. If it doesn't work, try another treatment. I was prescribed Aldera for hand warts. It had no effect on my warts and had no effect on the skin of my hands. When the warts spread to other parts of my body, the Aldera did not get rid of those warts, However, the Aldera produced an inflamatory reaction with very sickening-looking results. It seems that skin on different parts of the body can react differently. Some other treatments for warts are 1) over the counter topical medications, 2) freezing, 3) electrical burning, 4) candida (yeast) injections, 5) laser removal, 6) surgical excision, 7) bleomycin injections, and 8) oral zinc. I tried all of these and only the yeast worked. However, other people have had success with one or more of the other treatments. I suggest trying electrical burning or laser removal last because these are the most painful and leave easily visible wounds. Bleomycin and candida require multiple injections, making them dificult to take. Bleomycin damages fast growing tissues. You can damage nails or hair follicals if the warts are near these tissues. Oral zinc must be taken in such great amounts that it will make you sick-to-your-stomach. Be careful, any treatment that involves damage to the skin has the potential to make things worse if the virus spreads to the previosly healthy, but now damaged skin. In summary, nothing is easy. However, it is comforting to know that most people do get rid of their warts so long as they do not have an underlying immunological deficiency.
Good luck!
Last edited by BilboBaggins; 12-31-2006 at 03:48 AM.
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