All About Wart Removal

These days there are a wide variety of options for successful wart removal. For less severe cases there are some great treatments you can use in the comfort and privacy of your own home. For more severe cases, there are some safe and effective medical options. It is estimated that 65% of warts will dissappear on their own, the remaining 35% must be treated. Depending on the age, size and type of warts along with the treatment option chosen it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months to eliminate warts. The goal of most wart removal treatments is to help the body recognize the wart as foreign and to use the immune system to eliminate it, much like the body eliminates a cold or a virus.

Personal Options for Wart Removal

Natural Oils

Natural oils products such as WartFree are a very popular approach for wart removal because they are all natural, gentle to the skin, very safe and highly effective for all wart types. Natural oils products like WartFree utilize the natural powers of essential oils to destroy the wart virus and eliminate the wart from the skin. These products are applied to the skin daily over the course of a few weeks and gently eliminate warts. Try WartFree wart removal products

Adhesive Tape (Duct Tape)

Place adhesive tape over the wart. Do not remove the tape for 7 days. Then take off the tape and open the area to the air for 12 hours. Reapply the adhesive tape for another 7 days. Adhesive tape works because the airtight, moist environment under the tape will not allow the wart virus (HPV) to grow.

Salicylic Acid

Salicylic acid wart removal products are available by many different brands at your local pharmacy. They usually come in liquid form to spread onto the wart. The area with the wart should be soaked in warm water for a few minutes before applying the salicylic acid. Apply the salicylic acid to the wart only. Do not apply it to other skin areas because of salicylic acid's potential to burn or irritate the skin. Follow product instructions for treatment times and instructions. Note: If you have genital warts you need to see a doctor for treatment options. Salicylic acid treatment is not appropriate for genital warts and should not be used.

Liquid Nitrogen

Liquid nitrogen products for wart removal are now available at your local pharmacy. Liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy) is used to freeze the wart. When liquid nitrogen is applied to the wart, the water in the cells expands and bursts. The burst cells expose the wart virus (human papillomavirus) to the body's immune system. The immune system then destroys the virus and eliminates the wart.

Medical Options for Wart Removal

Liquid Nitrogen

Liquid nitrogen products for wart removal can now be purchase at the local pharmacy but in some advanced cases of warts the doctor may choose to administer liquid nitrogen treatment at his/her office. Liquid nitrogen (cryotherapy) is used to freeze the wart. When liquid nitrogen is applied to the wart, the water in the cells expands and bursts. The burst cells expose the wart virus (human papillomavirus) to the body's immune system. The immune system then destroys the virus and eliminates the wart.

Laser Therapy

Laser therapy is a more recent development used for wart removal. Lasers are used that emit a very intense source of light. The laser light has a high amount of energy that heats the tissue to a point where it vaporizes the wart cells and the wart is eliminated.

Surgical Removal

Surgical wart removal may be necessary when all other treatment methods fail. This would involve numbing the region around the wart and cutting out the wart. This option is usually a last resort as it can be painful and leave scars.

Order WartFree wart remover products