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Originally Posted by dorri I have a few small facial warts and one or two on my hands. Does anyone know of a home remedy for warts that actually works. I've read that tea tree oil is supposed to get rid of warts. Anyone tried this? |
Super-glue I would stay way way way away from - especially if you're talking about something on the face. Interestingly enough, one study (at least) has shown that occlusion of the wart with simple duct tape had significant results... From the abstract: "Duct tape occlusion therapy was significantly more effective than cryotherapy for treatment of the common wart." Surprising... eh?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_u ids=12361440&dopt=Citation
I suffer from a number of periungal warts that have shown resistance to both salicylic acid and cryotherapy. Just today, I went in for my first injection of Candida antigen directly into the warts in an effort to stimulate an immune response in the region. The idea is that your immune system will become wise to the presence of a foreign invader in the region, and will also create an immune response to the wart virus causing the eruption on the skin. Studies have shown that even in patients that received treatment of one wart, resolution was achieved, in some cases, of warts in distant locations, indicating systemic immune response.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15897380&query_hl=5
Warts stink - I've dealt with them for a while - I wish you the best in you efforts.
-Adam