- Commercial products, like Compound W, are used to treat common warts and plantar warts on the hands, fingers, and feet. Most of these products contain a mild acid like salicylic acid.
- There are several herbs that strengthen the immune system and fight infection like goldenseal, echinacea and garlic. Lemon balm is an antiviral. Use this herbs topically or internally.
- For genital warts doctors prescribe Condylox and Aldara, both of which are applied directly to the warts.
- This procedure uses liquid nitrogen to freeze off genital warts and pre-cancerous lesions. Only a doctor can perform cryotherapy.
- Doctors burn off warts using an electrical current. This procedure is called electrocautery. Doctors also burn off warts using chemicals like trichloroascetic acid.
- Doctors surgically remove some warts by cutting them out. Laser surgery cuts out warts and lesions by using a beam of light.
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