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Asked for female, 22 years old from Kanpur
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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Filing, ripping, picking, burning, or cutting a wart on your own will most often make the presence of warts even worse on the foot and potentially on other skin areas of the body. This can result in infection or further spreading of the warts. The wart will either get larger or more numerous.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
Filing, ripping, picking, burning, or cutting a wart on your own will most often make the presence of warts even worse on the foot and potentially on other skin areas of the body. This can result in infection or further spreading of the warts. The wart will either get larger or more numerous.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
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Asked for male, 31 years old from Hisar
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Warts spread through touching, so you should never touch a wart you see on someone else. You can also spread warts from one part of your own body to another. U can try this •garlic extract. Garlic contains allium sativum, a compound with antiviral properties. Crush a fresh clove of garlic and apply the crushed pieces to the wart. Cover it with tape or with a bandage and reapply daily. (don’t use on face). Note: garlic is known to cause chemical burns on skin. If you feel itching, burning, or inc...more
Asked for male, 24 years old from Nellore
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Asked for female, 39 years old from Tumkur
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Hi lybrate-user, thank you for asking the question using Lybrate.
For warts the first line of treatment is topical ointments. 1% flonida cream is actually for horny warts that happen as a result of cancers, so obviously it hasn't cured the plain simple warts.
The treatment of choice is salicylic acid ointments. Not every salicylic ointment works though. Only salicylic ointment that has 17% of salicylic acid will work.
Procedure of application - soak the wart area with warm saline wat...more
For warts the first line of treatment is topical ointments. 1% flonida cream is actually for horny warts that happen as a result of cancers, so obviously it hasn't cured the plain simple warts.
The treatment of choice is salicylic acid ointments. Not every salicylic ointment works though. Only salicylic ointment that has 17% of salicylic acid will work.
Procedure of application - soak the wart area with warm saline wat...more
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Warts spread through touching, so you should never touch a wart you see on someone else. You can also spread warts from one part of your own body to another. U can try this •garlic extract. Garlic contains allium sativum, a compound with antiviral properties. Crush a fresh clove of garlic and apply the crushed pieces to the wart. Cover it with tape or with a bandage and reapply daily. (don’t use on face). Note: garlic is known to cause chemical burns on skin. If you feel itching, burning, or inc...more
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Asked for male, 28 years old from Betul
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Warts spread through touching, so you should never touch a wart you see on someone else. You can also spread warts from one part of your own body to another. U can try this •garlic extract. Garlic contains allium sativum, a compound with antiviral properties. Crush a fresh clove of garlic and apply the crushed pieces to the wart. Cover it with tape or with a bandage and reapply daily. (don’t use on face). Note: garlic is known to cause chemical burns on skin. If you feel itching, burning, or inc...more
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Asked for male, 31 years old from Delhi
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Warts spread through touching, so you should never touch a wart you see on someone else. You can also spread warts from one part of your own body to another. U can try this •garlic extract. Garlic contains allium sativum, a compound with antiviral properties. Crush a fresh clove of garlic and apply the crushed pieces to the wart. Cover it with tape or with a bandage and reapply daily. (don’t use on face). Note: garlic is known to cause chemical burns on skin. If you feel itching, burning, or inc...more
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Asked for male, 38 years old from Bangalore
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