Warts that grow in the other parts of the body may require a moderately different method to remove them.
Warts that are located on the base of the heel are the most stubborn ones.
This is because the wart recesses into the skin tissues brought about by walking thus they became deeply rooted.
Foot warts, which are also called veruccas, are typically treated with a salicylic acid-based medication.
The first thing that you need to do is clean the dead skin away from the wart.
When that is done, put a drop or two of the salicylic acid on top of the wart or a pre-medicated dressing.
The live cells on top of the wart are then attacked by the acid and will later expire in a day or two.
A white coating of dead material will manifest after this period.
These can be scraped away and repeat the process until the wart is totally eradicated.
This method can be used for warts that are in the other body parts and this is not a throbbing way to remove a wart.
To remove a wart, one must be extra cautious so as not to re-infect the other parts of the body as well as other people.
Proper disposal must be observed and the entire area must be cleaned and disinfected for every application.
All instruments that were used must also be sanitized and disinfected.
The human papilloma virus or HPV that causes the warts is very infectious when it gets in touch with broken skin.
These viruses is deadly and can even lead to several forms of cancer, therefore, it must be handled with extreme care to limit further eruption of the virus and multiple warts.
A wart must not be chewed nor be picked as it will lead to its spread into the mouth which is the most vulnerable area to have the infection and is quite hard to treat.
Over-the-counter treatment for warts is not that many.
It is the freezing method that gives salicylic acid a good competition.
Like any other tissue of the skin, warts react to frostbite much the same way as healthy skin does.
Freezing a tiny and localized area around the wart is done with the use of liquid nitrogen.
This, however, must be done by a doctor.
Since this is not at all safe, pharmaceutical companies have developed other alternative.
Diethyl ether/propane mix is one that uses an applicator and sufficient freezing gas that permits 5-10 applications which is sufficient enough to remove a wart.
By freezing the area, the frostbitten skin cells which include the infected wart cells disseminate from that part and a depression will be seen where the wart used to be.
Several applications may be made to totally remove a wart.
Warts are known to recur so you must make sure that you were able to complete remove it.
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