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- $Title{Wart Remedies}
- $Subject{warts removal viruses viral infection infections Skin virus
- Electrocautery burning wart cryosurgery freezing liquid nitrogen flexible
- collodion salicylic acid lactic peel}
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- Wart Remedies
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- QUESTION: I am bothered by flocks of warts on the fingers of both my hands.
- I can sometimes pick off one or two, but usually they just grow back. Is it
- true that frequently soaking your hands in a solution made from vinegar and
- sea water can both make the damn things disappear as well as preventing them
- from returning?
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- ANSWER: Your "solution" is a new one to me, although the remedies that are
- claimed to cure the common wart sometimes defies imagination. Mark Twain used
- "spunk water" and a dead cat twirled over your head on the end of a length of
- string. The reason that such therapies seem to work can be the due to the
- fact that sometimes warts just go away by themselves, but the new "cure" gets
- the credit. Warts are caused by a virus, which explains why they sometimes
- spread or come in clusters. One thing for sure, picking at them as you do
- will only make them spread, and may explain why you seem never to be without
- them. Although not all remedies work on all warts, or all the time, medical
- science has come up with its own weapons to attack this ever occurring
- nuisance. Electrocautery, or burning warts with a controlled electrical
- current, may require but a single session to eradicate your warts. Frequently
- cryosurgery, or freezing with liquid nitrogen, is effective in treating single
- small uncomplicated warts. Several applications of a flexible collodion
- solution containing 16% salicylic acid and 16% lactic acid may just peel those
- offensive bumps away. The problem is that they may recur if some of the virus
- remains in the body. However, a bit of patience and careful, repeated
- treatments of one type or another may soon see you rid of your problem.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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