planters wart removal?

[Homerboy]

My son has several warts on the base of his foot. Been reading around about apply Duct tape to the area (reapplying daily) to help remove it. Anyone try this or have success using any other noninvasive other method? (my son is a tad "Scared" about having it frozen and cut off).

 

[pontifex]

try the stuff you buy at the store? worked fine for me when i had a wart.

never heard of duct taping it...

 

[dyna]

Go to a dermatologist.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Go to your regular doctor, he will just freeze them with liquid nitrogen and then they'll fall off in 14 days.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: dyna
Go to a dermatologist.

Duct taping is just a method of removing the dead skin. It might work if after the sking is removed you get a salycylic (sp) acid and apply it.

Most effective method is freeze and cut, and yes it hurts.

Tell him not to worry about it and leave them alone, they'll eventually go away.

 

[Preyhunter]

Bio-T

 

[D1gger]

I had a few of these little buggers. My doctor used liquid nitrogen to get rid of the worst of them. A few months later one of them reappeared and I used this to treat it and it worked great.

 

[Queasy]

My son had a couple of warts (surprise! something else that the two of us mirror on). Just take him to a doc to get them frozen off. It doesn't hurt that bad and is the quickest method by far.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Queasy
My son had a couple of warts (surprise! something else that the two of us mirror on). Just take him to a doc to get them frozen off. It doesn't hurt that bad and is the quickest method by far.

LOL its just creepy now Queasy.
He super freaked out about the "freezing" thing. We made the mistake of explaining it to him instead of just taking him and having it done.

I think we're going to go the Mediplast route (with Duct tape). Reviews online are promising... we have a friend that is a dermatologist I have to admit, and he mentioned that this method can be just as successful.

 

[Gibsons]

Don't just apply and remove the duct tape, wash and scrub with warm soapy water in between applications.

If you go to a derm, they don't necessarily have to freeze and cut. There's a new-ish drug called imiquimod that works pretty well.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Queasy
My son had a couple of warts (surprise! something else that the two of us mirror on). Just take him to a doc to get them frozen off. It doesn't hurt that bad and is the quickest method by far.

I've had mixed results with it.

$30 co-pay down the drain. 🙁

 

[WT]

I have duct tape on my foot right bow to try and get of mine. Damn thing has ben there over a year, and two LN applications did NOT make it go away. I then tried Compound W (muric acid) and that helped but did not permanently remove it. I'm now trying the duct tape (first week) and then an application of some other acid to finish this damn thing off. I have a feeling I will need it cut out, as regular methods are not doing the trick.

 

[thelanx]

There was actually a scientific study that showed that duct tape was more effective than cryotherapy.
Here's the link.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

They are caused by a virus. They will never go away. The lesions will come and go, and if they become painful, then they can be removed with cryosurgery, but unless they get in the way somehow, they are not worth removing. Also, duct tape is a complete urban legend.

Imiquimod is sold under the brand name Aldara, and is approved for the treatment of genital warts only (gross!).

The only proven effective drug treatment for common warts is Alpha Interfuron. Have fun getting that approved for plantar warts on a child.

 

[NetWareHead]

I had 2 of them on the sole of my foot and it took forever to remove them. I got rid of them by grinding them away, the same way one would get rid of a callous or corn on the foot. By repeatedly grinding once a week, you eventually get to the root of the wart and u can remove it. Some manual trimming with scissors may be necessary. You dont have to make yourself bleed or make the skin raw and tender. Just remember after each treatment, to thoroughly disinfect the area with alcohol so you dont spread the virus. Disinfect any tools used as well. Do these treatments after a shower so the skin is soft and easier to work with. You'll know when u reached the root when you reach an area (depth) of the wart with tiny black lines and spots. This way, it took about 3 months to get rid of them and I have never had them return.

 

[Squisher]

I've got a 3 year old granddaughter that had a plantar wart on a finger tip. The doctor said to use duct tape or any water proof tape to keep the over-the-counter wart medicine from the surrounding area.

I had some double backed tape that had some of the plastic coated paper on one side. I peeled off the paper and stuck the duct tape to it and then was able to cut a hole the size of the wart, put it over the wart, then after I put on the medicine put on a cover of another small piece of duct tape.

It took about 3 days.

 

[weeber]

Plantar warts have been the bane of my existence for many years. Everyone says that they'll go away after some time, but mine seem to be the exception to that rule. From my experience the most effective method is the salicylic acid (17% I think) application. Not the kind that's on a band-aid, but the stuff you apply yourself with an application brush. After a few days, the dead material will be in the way, then you need to soak it in warm water for 5-minutes and take a razor blade and/or pumice stone to hack away and remove the dead stuff. You'll know when to stop, but be warned that warts are loaded with blood vessels and if you get into the live stuff they bleed a good bit. It doesn't really hurt, it just bleeds.

What I'm using now is the over-the-counter wart freeze stuff; it's more convenient than the acid. It's not liquid nitrogen, but it seems to be doing a decent job; one warts gone and two others have shrunk significantly. The main problem with the acid treatment is that it stinks (acetone is used as the solvent), you have to apply at least every day, and it takes awhile to dry, which is annoying when it's on the bottom of your foot and you have to get up to go somewhere. For the freeze stuff, I apply every week (even though the directions say every two weeks) and soak and pumice between applications. It's quick and painless, I really like it over the acid.

I wouldn't waste time going to the dermatologist. I've been to a couple and they all told me that they can't do much more than what's already on the market. They've tried using actual liquid nitrogen and something similar to imiquimod on me to no avail. On my own, I've tried concentrated cinnamon oil (smells better, but burns), duct tape, and some other old-wives/Internet/herbal treatments with no success.

In my experience there's no quick and easy way to get rid of these things. If there were, there wouldn't be the multitude of stories and products out there. It just takes time and unfortunately some work.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: dyna
Go to a dermatologist.

Duct taping is just a method of removing the dead skin. It might work if after the sking is removed you get a salycylic (sp) acid and apply it.

Most effective method is freeze and cut, and yes it hurts.

Tell him not to worry about it and leave them alone, they'll eventually go away.

I've had one for years and it's still here. Tried two or three rounds of the OTC stuff and it didn't get rid of it.

Maybe I should see somebody. 😛

 

[jamesbond007]

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
They are caused by a virus. They will never go away.

Yep, HPV or human papillomavirus. They don't always go away on their own, but some people report that they do. Most will say they will spread over time if not treated.

I had 2 on my right foot and one on my left foot approximately 2 years ago. The bastards hurt like hell when they got bigger and developed. I didn't know what they were until the pain got to be too much and kept me from running in proper form.

I ended up using a few kits of the Dr. Scholl's stuff from Target. It took about 3-4 weeks for all of them to go away, but the kits worked VERY well as long as you follow instructions. I facilitated the removal by picking at them and removing as much dead skin as possible to give the small applicator pads the most ability to penetrate the wart. One of them ended up sticking to the pad as I was removing it and the root came out with it!

Pretty nasty, but a buddy of mine who was in the military said the root of one he had actually spiraled around his finger when he yanked it out! It bled like hell and hurt for the first few minutes, but felt so much better a while later. (as expected)

OP, good luck!

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: weeber
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I wouldn't waste time going to the dermatologist. I've been to a couple and they all told me that they can't do much more than what's already on the market. They've tried using actual liquid nitrogen and something similar to imiquimod on me to no avail. On my own, I've tried concentrated cinnamon oil (smells better, but burns), duct tape, and some other old-wives/Internet/herbal treatments with no success.
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This is pretty much what our dermatologist friend said too. "I can do stuff... but its not much more effective than any OTC stuff..."

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Queasy
My son had a couple of warts (surprise! something else that the two of us mirror on). Just take him to a doc to get them frozen off. It doesn't hurt that bad and is the quickest method by far.

LOL its just creepy now Queasy.
He super freaked out about the "freezing" thing. We made the mistake of explaining it to him instead of just taking him and having it done.

I think we're going to go the Mediplast route (with Duct tape). Reviews online are promising... we have a friend that is a dermatologist I have to admit, and he mentioned that this method can be just as successful.

If that's the stuff that looks kind of like moleskin but has acid in it, that's what worked for me. Put the stuff on. Every couple of days soaked in water and scraped away the dead wart material (it was weird how the wart was affected differently by the mediplast than the healthy skin). Eventually, there was no more wart material as far as I could tell.

It took a while, but was painless and successful for me. No sign of plantar warts for several years now.

I've had the "freeze it off" method done, and that was successful too, and quicker, but it hurt like hell for a couple weeks and left scars.

 

[Gibsons]

Conclusion from a 2006 review paper

As can be seen, an enormous variety of wart treatment
approaches have been attempted. Choosing the best wart
treatment from this armamentarium can be difficult.
Recalcitrant warts that have been present for over 6 months
are more resistant to treatment than warts present for less than
6 months. Remission and recurrence can seem unpredictable.
Invasive methods are often painful and require long recovery
periods. Topical management is usually dependent on patient
compliance and requires long application periods.
High quality randomized, controlled trials upon which to base
evidence-based decisions are not available for most
treatments, so they are not considered in official treatment
guidelines. The highest quality of clinical evidence for
monotherapies exists for cryotherapy (A, I), followed by
photodynamic therapy (B, I), salicylic acid, bleomycin and
retinoids (B, II), formaldehyde (C, II), thermocautery and
glutaraldehyde (C, III), chemical cautery, CO2 laser, pulsed
dye laser and topical sensitization (C, IV), and cimetidine (D, I).27
Official recommendations for treatment vary with site and
type of wart.27 However, review of the literature suggests
much higher success rates with less widely tested approaches
and combination therapies.
Future research is needed to find a superior treatment of viral
warts. This research should focus on the development of a
specific antiviral therapy for HPV. The most exciting and
promising treatments that are appearing on the horizon are the
type-specific HPV vaccines. While current research is
focused on oncogenic HPV, the same technologies could be
applied to those HPV types that cause the more benign
cutaneous warts. In the meantime, in future studies of
verrucae, regardless of treatment approach it is prudent to
consider the duration of each lesion, previous types of therapy
and wart subtype, and to match patients by age, wart number,
subtype and duration.147

PDF of whole article

hm, sorry, you won't be able to get the PDF. Here's the pubmed abstract though:
Text

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Queasy
My son had a couple of warts (surprise! something else that the two of us mirror on). Just take him to a doc to get them frozen off. It doesn't hurt that bad and is the quickest method by far.

LOL its just creepy now Queasy.
He super freaked out about the "freezing" thing. We made the mistake of explaining it to him instead of just taking him and having it done.

I think we're going to go the Mediplast route (with Duct tape). Reviews online are promising... we have a friend that is a dermatologist I have to admit, and he mentioned that this method can be just as successful.

If that's the stuff that looks kind of like moleskin but has acid in it, that's what worked for me. Put the stuff on. Every couple of days soaked in water and scraped away the dead wart material (it was weird how the wart was affected differently by the mediplast than the healthy skin). Eventually, there was no more wart material as far as I could tell.

It took a while, but was painless and successful for me. No sign of plantar warts for several years now.

I've had the "freeze it off" method done, and that was successful too, and quicker, but it hurt like hell for a couple weeks and left scars.

yeah that's the stuff.

 

[FlashG]

I had planter?s warts on my fingers real bad when I was a kid. I tried freezing, acid and a whole lot of other things and nothing seamed to work. My doctor suggested trying ?wishing? them away. He said try using anything on them and as long as I believed in the method they would go away. Using his suggestion, I rubbed a raw potato on the warts for a couple of weeks and they finally went away.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: FlashG
I had planter?s warts on my fingers real bad when I was a kid. I tried freezing, acid and a whole lot of other things and nothing seamed to work. My doctor suggested trying ?wishing? them away. He said try using anything on them and as long as I believed in the method they would go away. Using his suggestion, I rubbed a raw potato on the warts for a couple of weeks and they finally went away.

Actually, I've read that hypnosis is just as effective as medical solutions. If you don't believe it, besides laser/liquid nitrogen there are also topicals and injections that can assist in the building the immunity system to fight the virus.