Wart Remover Methods

A wart is a growth on the skin, right? You need a Wart Remover to get rid of it. It looks like a separate part of the skin because you can easily see the area where it starts. The truth is that a wart is actually a tumor of the skin.



Worrying about this would be non-productive because this type of tumor is harmless. Another name for harmless tumor is "benign." This means that it is not cancer related. The tumor is just a gathering of skin cells that have clumped together and are sitting on top of your normal skin.


A very, very small (so small no one can see it without a special type of microscope) unusual creature called a virus is the cause of warts. So, naturally, you'll need a wart remover that eliminates the virus.


Viral infections may be very harmful or they may be pretty much harmless. Viruses come in over 5,000 different types. Wart causing viruses are very closely related to the HPV virus (Human Papilloma Virus). This virus is also known to cause cervical cancer.


Warts do not actually have roots. So, don't worry about a wart remover that gets to the root. They only grow into the top layer of skin, known as the epidermis and the bottom of warts is smooth rather than root-like such as you would find in a plant in the ground.



The way that most warts grow is in barrel-like columns that grow up, out of the skin. It is unlikely that they will actually grow together, or fuse, when growing out of thin skin. However, when the skin is thick, these columns tend to fuse together. Under a microscope, they appear to be a mosaic tile type of pattern. This is the reason that they have a bumpy, unsmooth look to them.


Non-functional blood vessels that have inadvertently grown into warts can often be seen as tiny black spots in the wart.

Warts occur in all ages of people, all ethnicities and all ilks. No one is invulnerable. Most warts, however, can be found in young people and children.


You can get warts simply by touching another wart.

Most of the time warts will spontaneously disappear. Some will just take weeks or months but there are also some that may last for years.


Warts that are numerous or that take a long time to resolve are often seen in patients who have contracted an immune system disease such as AIDS or lymphoma. The immune system is the determiner of the amount and the length of time it takes for warts to resolve. It is the supreme wart remover.


In many cases, warts may be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) wart remedies. Some resistant warts are not susceptible to these treatments, however. These resistant warts will need other, more aggressive measures to be treated effectively.



Salicylic acid, which is actually a solution of dissolved aspirin, is one type of OTC treatment. Consistent and frequent daily applications are required for this to work. Before using this treatment, it is a good idea to roughen up or pare the wart. This can be done by scraping it with a blade, sandpapering it or using an Emory board on it. After paring the wart, apply the salicylic acid solution.


You can usually protect the surrounding skin by applying some petroleum jelly. It's also a good idea to occlude the wart that has been treated with a small piece of tape or even a band aid. This will improve the absorption of the acid solution.



An effective wart remover treatment used by many practitioners is that of cryotherapy or "freezing" of the wart cells. The provider applies either a spray or cotton tipped form of liquid nitrogen to the wart. When this solution touches the wart it kills the skin cells. The underlying connective tissue or basal cells are not harmed. Only the wart cells are destroyed.


The resulting lesion, from this type of cryotherapy, is usually not long lasting so there is little chance of a significant scarring. Keep in mind that cryotherapy does not kill the HPV virus. The virus is disappated into the surrounding tissue where it is immediately attacked and killed by the normal immune system. Cryotherapy is not usually used to treat plantar warts because the resulting crusted over blister is almost impossible to walk on due to the pain.


Treatments that should only be performed by trained health care providers include injections with such things as cantharidin, formalin, lactic acid or podophyllin.

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Warts, moles and skin tags are usually each treated with a different method, until now. There is one new technique that has recenly been discovered that causes the natural immune system to attack and destroy the viral conditions that cause these skin lesions. Apparently, this technique is drawing rave reviews and is said to be highly effective on stubborn warts, moles and skin tags. The onset time is usually about 72 hours and no doctors or special solutions or applications are needed. You can get more information by simply visiting the above referenced web site.