How To Get Rid of Warts and Verrucas
| October 17, 2011 | Posted by Danny under How to get rid of warts |
Hey guys,
If you’ve been searching for a practical and effective method for getting rid of warts, you’ve landed in the right place.
What you are about to read will teach you how you can rid of warts quickly and easily from the comfort of your home using a little-known method that (in my experience) has worked every time it has been used. It has worked for me, my family and my friends.
This isn’t some ‘quack’ technique of an alternative or homoeopathic wart treatment – it has undergone successful clinical trials, however it is yet to become part of mainstream medicine.
And it doesn’t involve buying any expensive medicines or ebooks – in fact, you probably already have everything you need at home.
But, before I delve into the details of how you can get rid of your warts, I want to discuss what warts are and the other treatments that are available. Or, you can click here to skip straight to the wart removal technique.
What Are Warts?
A wart is a viral infection caused by the Human Papillomavirus(HPV). The virus usually enters the body through broken skin (cuts, grazes etc.) and causes a rough, round and raised area not dissimilar to a solid blister. There are a number of different types of warts that are identified by their shape and location on the body:
- Common warts are cauliflower-shaped and often occur on the hand and feet.
- Verrucas or plantar warts are found on the soles of the feet and grow inwards, causing pain and discomfort when waking.
- Flat warts are found on the arms and face.
- Genital warts occur on and around the genitalia.
Although a wart is (in 99% of cases) harmless, it can be be unsightly and cause slight discomfort. For this reason, the medical profession doesn’t put a high priority on treating warts, although help is available from your doctor. In some cases, having warts can lead to a lower self-esteem and can make people self-conscious about their body. For me, having warts on my fingers caused me to keep my hands in my pockets or wear gloves to attempt to conceal my affliction. Everyone is vulnerable to warts and verrucas, however they are more prevalent in children, teenagers, young adults and people with weak immune systems.
An Awesome Wart Remedy Using Duct Tape
I have used the following technique for getting rid of my own warts, so I am more than happy to recommend it to others.
It also helped get rid of my daughter’s verrucas and has been used by a few friends of mine for getting rid of their warts.
It is called Duct Tape Occlusion Therapy (or DTOT, for short) and all you need to try it for yourself is a roll of duct tape and a nail file. For me and my daughter, our warts/verrucas had vanished within just one month after starting treatment. Here’s what you need to do:
1. Get a roll of duct tape
STEP 1: Get a roll of duct tape
2. Place a piece of duct tape over the wart
STEP 2: Place a piece of duct tape of the wart. Ensure it is firmly-placed and secure so that it won’t fall off.
3. Wait six and a half days
STEP 3: Wait six and a half days. Keep your wart covered by the duct tape and if it falls off, replace it it as quickly as possible with a new piece.
4. Remove tape and debride the lesion with a nail file
STEP 4: After six and a half days, remove the duct tape and gently debride the wart with a nail file, emery board or pumice stone.
5. Wait 12 hours, then reapply the duct tape
STEP 5: Keep the duct tape removed for 12 hours, then apply a new piece over the wart. During this 12 hour break, it is probably a good idea to give your skin a good wash on the area where the duct tape has been situated.
You should continue with this weekly process for up to two months or until the wart or verruca has gone.
If, after two months, there has been no visible improvement you should try one of the alternative treatments described below.
The results from clinical trials using DTOT have been varied and more tests are needed before this wart treatment can be recommended by doctors. A study by Focht III et al. found that DTOT effectively got rid of warts in 85% of their test subjects.
Other Wart Treatments
In the rare cases where DTOT does not work, there are other treatments for getting rid of warts.
Using salicylic acid is perhaps one of the most popular methods of wart removal and is available in creams, gels and even medicated plasters. They can be bought over the counter at a your local pharmacy or by prescription from your doctor. It works by destroying the infected skin cells – and it can also destroy skin cells that aren’t infected, so be very careful when using it. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL.
Another option that your doctor may offer is cryotherapy. This technique kills the infected skin cells by freezing them with liquid nitrogen.
Finally, in rare cases, a wart can be removed using surgery. However, this treatment is not recommended for getting rid of warts by most doctors.
I hope you’ve found this post useful and I wish you a quick recovery from your wart problem.
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