Warts??

Hi S., My son had a wart on his elbow that we could NOT get rid of! We went to the doctor 3Times and the froze it each time... But it would come back! Not to mention that they charged me $195 each time! Anyhow I went to the pharacy and bought the "over the counter" kit with these tiny medicated pads... I would wash it really good with soap and warm water and then he would soak his elbow in warm water for 15 minutes then we would put that little pad on there.... Now this part is yucky...after a couple days after he soaked it I popped it with a clean needle and squeezed all the gunk out of it and then did the whole soaking and medicated pad routine.. it took about a week of that and the thing was FINALLY!!!! gone. But it is deffinitly not for the week stomach... But it did work and unfortunatly he does have a scar.. But he had the thing for at least 6 months.

My son, age 7, had the same virse/warts since he was 2. The pediatrician said they would go away. The warts spread from one knee to the other. When my son turned 5 the first 3 of 15 warts became enflamed and filled with puss leaving scares that look like pits (like chicken pox). I took my son to a dermatologist who put a liquid (the dermatologist called it beetle juice) on them which did not hurt at the time and 1 hour later I had to wash it off, then it hurt for a little while. The warts blistard. I put the bilster band aids on them (the kind of band aids that are like sheets of rubber with no white cotton pad, they come in different sizes and you can cut them into smaller sizes-just make sure not to cut them too small-leave enough room for the band aid to blister and all of the edges sealed around it or the liquid from the blister will ooooze out of the band aid). Leave the band aids on for 7 days without removing. The warts will blister under the band aid making the band aid have a white bump showing. After 7 days peel away the band aid. The band aids will start to look dirty around the edges in a few days. At around 3-4 days you could change them but do not allow them to stay uncovered long as you run the risk of spreading. It is okay if the band aid pulls away the blistered skin. There will be a pink spot where the wart was and the color will change to normal in about 3 of 4 weeks with absolutly no scaring. The band aid helps the skin heel from the inside and prevents it from scabing and hurting. Some of the warts I had to use a needle to drain. If you do this make sure the liquid from the blister does not spread to new skin as it might cause new ones. I used a lot of alchol, cotton and rubber gloves to prevent spreading. This took place a year ago and I have not seen anymore.

you might consider olive leaf extract(tincture that you take in a bit of water/juice 3 x per day). It's a natural and very powerful anti-viral. it should take care of it.

Hi S.,
I hope you get this response before you try something expensive. There are a couple of things that you can try that worked for me. My nine year old had warts on her hands when she was seven and I tried this remedy and it worked like a charm. You can get an over the counter wart med. and cover the spot with duct tape. Each day you remove and do it again. It took about two weeks to get rid of all of them. You can also try Puritans Pride vitamins and supplements. They have a catalog where you can order online or by mail or phone. I purchased a stick of salycilic acid which is the active ingredient in the wart med. for .99. Yes. ninety nine cents. You apply it and cover with duct tape. The stick looks just like chap stick so keep little ones away. If you use the liquid kind be sure to get it only on the wart because it does dry the wart and anything it touches and so only put a dab slightly smaller than the wart because upon covering it will spread the liquid out. For his face you can try Apricot Scrub which is a facial cleanser. It also contains a minute amount of the salycilic acid. Use as directed. You might also try Proactiv refining mask and apply a dab and keep it on over night and wash in the morning. Good Luck. By the way, if you have them frozen off it is VERY expensive and VERY painful both during and after while it heals. ( Food for thought)

I agree with the duct tape story from another mom. My daughter had about 30 warts on the underside of her foot/toes which made that part of her body look deform. We tried freezing and also tried wart medications. Nothing worked. Someone told me to use a little salycilic acid and then covering it with duct tape. We didn't change the tape everyday - only when it seemed to be needed. We bought the clear type of duct tape. After 2-3 weeks (maybe 4 at the max) her foot looked as if she never had any problem. We did this several years ago and have not experienced the warts returning.
Linda/Cedar Park

My daughter has these on the back of her neck, back and one on her arm. They are called Molluscum Contagiosum. They are caused by a virus. I was told to wait it out. It can take over a year for them to go away. I decided not to have them removed because they are not bothering her and removing them can cause scaring because they basically "dig" them out. Because it is a virus there is no way of knowing if they will come back.

My daughter had a recurring wart problem. In fact it was so awful that they performed surgery, not knowing that this would only make it worse. We ended up going to a podiatrist who knew exactly how to treat these warts. Dr. Susie Sant'Anna on Duval in North Austin. SHe did treat and successfully remove the next huge wart. She did however say that should we see them again immediately put duct tape on the wart. Apparently there is something on the duct tape that suffocates the warts. But I must also tell you that every time your child takes a shower you must scrub the shower down with bleach. This is a virus and the rest of your family can also be affected. Given that your child has so many warts I recommend you contact Dr. Sant'anna. Best of luck!

Hi S.,

First of all, don't have the bumps burned or frozen off because if it's a virus they just come back! Of course you should see a dermatologist but another path would be to seek out a good homeopathic doctor. My son had a breakout for months of bumps that looked like warts. They spread from his belly to his hands to his genitals and then to his face. I looked up the condition and discovered something called a molluscum virus which is a common virus picked up in public pools and other public places. Google this with "images" and you can see examples of it to see if they look similar to what your son has. I took my son to a homeopathic doctor to confirm my diagnosis and, sure enough, that's what it was! He was prescribed some thuja and silica pellets to take as well as thuja ointment which we spread on the outbreaks. Initially they reacted "angrily" and then the bumps "popped". After a month it was all over and he hasn't had an outbreak since (3 years)! It was cheap, painless and effective. I hope this helps and good luck!

My son had those warts when he was about 4; the doctor froze them off. We had to have it done in a couple of visits. He was given a sedative to help with the pain and anticipation. He did not scar. They did not come back. I think he got them from playing in the dirt in the yard. It seems that the clothes are hard to get clean and have some kind of oil residue so after he got the warts, I kept him out of the dirt.
Hope this helps.

Take him to a dermatologist! IF you are concerned and not pleased with the pedi's response, you need to get him in to see a specialist. We like Dr. Jay Viernes, one of the Austin Regional Clinic dermatologists, he's been great with our daughter's wart problem combined with other complications.

I had warts as a child that my mother had frozen off when I was seven. Some were on my face and some on my hands. I don't have any scars to say, but I am 33 now and still remember how painful it was. It hurts! I just want you to be aware. They told me it wouldn't hurt and I remember being so devistated that they lied to me. So definitel, if you do it, be honest.

Try duct tape. My son had a VERY persistent wart on his hand. We tried the over the counter meds, freezing (which was not fun at all) and another remedy the doctor suggested which I can't remember. Then a friend told me to cover it in duct tape for about 6 weeks. You can change the tape for baths and such, but it should be covered ALL the time. The wart is a virus, and this suffacates it. Hope this helps!

I had a big wart on my lip at the very end of my pregnancy it was quite big..... those first few weeks at home I put duct tape on every night before I went to bed..... a little piece just enough to cover it..... it went down in a week and was completely gone in two..... look online duct tape and warts.... I know it sounds weird but it definately worked for me....

good luck

I just asked my pedi about a wart on my daughters finger and she said it would go away on it's own, but she has heard people swear by duct tape. That night, I saw in this home remedy book, by coincidence, duct tape for warts. So, I am going to try it. A little duct tape around her finger for a few weeks should do the trick. Worth a try before freezing, I think.

Jaime Nguyen, RN, BSN

My son went through the same thing and as strange as it sounds my pediatrician prescribed Tagamet. The reationale is that it stimulates the immune system to fight the warts (the virus that causes them) with no side effects. It worked within a few short months and we have never had another outbreak. He was around 5 at the time. I would much prefer this to freezing.
D. B

Vitamin A-But check with a dermatologist. My son was about 4 at the time. He was on 25 mil. daily for a few weeks. When lst session didn't work, he was put back on it for a few weeks. I bought cheaper OTC. It worked. Vitamin A can be toxic so see a specialist for correct dosage. Son is now 36 so may have new remedies but NOT multiple burnings or freezing. good luck

I would ask a dermatologist. Maybe get some allergy tests done.

I would take my child to a dermitologist to figure it out before i started freezing them off
good luck

I would insist on a referral to a dermatologist and have them treat your son, rather than your primary care md. good luck!

my son had bumps all over him.... amd then they spread to his little sister, only they weren't warts, it was called molluscum. still a viral thing... i don't know if this is maybe what your child has? if so, there is a cream you can use to get rid of them. get another opinion from another doc.

If this MD is not a dermatologist then I would certainly see one before I let him start burning/freezing these off.

Several years ago we noticed my nephew had these on his neck and lower face. Didn't pay too much attention until last year when my son started to get them on his neck, lower face, up and down his torso and sides. We asked and the ped said the same, a certain type of wart that will eventually go away, but, it may take a couple of years. THEY ARE CONTAGIOUS! There is a puss inside the ones that have a small white head on them. If scratched that puss will make them spread. We found this out the hard way. Don't get it on your hands either. My son has had them for about a year and they are starting to go away. They'll start to look red and it will look like they've been scratching. I put a bandaid over it then to make sure he leaves it alone. It will take a few weeks for the bigger ones to finally go through all the stages and go away, but, they will. What I do with the ones that have a white head is after soaking in a warm bath I pop them so that my son won't scratch and get it on him to spread (wash your hands really well after!). It hurts and they won't like it, but, since I've been doing that they have not been spreading. He had spread them so much that his neck was covered and my younger daughter had started to get a few. We've also noticed that one of my nieces has them too. I think it may be hereditary, but, haven't asked about that part yet. Oh, we were told the freezing should be a last resort because it could cause scarring. Good luck!! Don't try to rush it or worry about what people think. Most people don't even notice my sons.

My husband had the same thing and when he was little they tried freezing them. Now he has beautiful scars all over his hands. When we got married he had some on his hands and wrists. Duct tape. I had him cover them with duct tape for 2 weeks and he's been wart free for 6 years.

They do come and go on their own and they aren't a big deal unless they are plantar warts (on feet).

Unless your son is having an issue with them I would leave them alone. Make sure he is getting his vitamins daily and he'll be fine.

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My name is D. ; my son had two warts on his hand and
after his bath you could see tiny looking seeds and i pull out the black looking seeds only a few because it hurts and
try each time too get the longest one. Then i gave him vitamine e . After a while they went away.

S.....you might wanna change doctors. Makes a lotta sense to me, because the one you have sounds like a quack.

Have you try going to health store and asking them for something for them, if I remember right I use vitamin e on my childrens and husbands warts. Go there they will have a book you can look at and see what type of pure healing remedy.

If you go to Wal-Mart, there is a sticker for warts. It's made for all kinds of warts. It has a little medicine sticker but has an actual Band-Aid to keep the medicine down. It works really well. It'll take up to 12 weeks and finishes before that, usually. Make sure you get the one made by Dr. Scholls. Make sure to ask your doctor! Hope your son gets rid of the warts! God bless your family!

Seek other doctors, I have seen them but I know very little about them, I would start looking nation wide and get a name for them so you can also go into the internet to research.

You seriously need to go to a new doctor. Your son is going to be left with scars all over him. I have the same virus. When I was little they were on my left knee, The dr. froze them off and they came back on my right knee. I ran into a parked car while riding my bike and ripped them all off...OUCH!!! They came back on my cuticles on every finger. I went to a dermatoligist and he put this medicine on a bandaid, put the band aid on my bottom, 24 hours later I took the band aid off there was a little rash and my warts just started disappearing. Seriously, and have never came back.

My daughter who at the time was 4 started getting warts all over her scalp, one dr. wanted to freeze them off, but I am glad I got another opinion because then no hair would have grown back in those spots on her scalp. The dr. said that my daughter carried the same virus I do and that with time they will go away. Thank goodness it was on her scalp so it wasn't that noticable but she had at least 20-30 warts on her head. But a few weeks later they all disappeared, and we haven'[t seen any more. I urge you not to allow a dr. to scar your child. There are other ways.

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Both of my boys had these. They will eventually go away, they just look bad. They spread if the child scratches them or plays with them. My son had a huge one on his back, and it did scar a little, but the little ones are all gone. Some of the bigger ones can get really bloody and gross when they erupt, but the good news is that means they are going away. After they erupt, they are gone. We did put over the counter wart remover on some of them, but I don't think they went away any sooner. They do outgrow it. Hang in there. Good luck.

Grind your own wheat each day and make a loaf of bread for your family to eat. I just heard multiple testimonies that this cures warts b/c of the vit/min in the part of the wheat that is always removed from the flour in store. They remove it b/c the oils begin to oxidize and the wheat on the shelf would become rancid and not be able to be sold. The nutrients in wheat are 90% GONE in 72 hours. So it is imperative that you grind and use. I have a web site for some great and simple bread recipes and I have 2 from families that make bread daily. Let me know if you would like them.

My son had a really nasty wart that wouldn't go away and over the weeks cracked and just looked really ugly. I found a website that suggested clear fingernail polish as a cure. You paint a thin layer of clear nail polish over the wart and within a couple of days the wart will clear up and go away. His never returned. I loved this cure because it was not time consuming, the nail polish stays on a lot better than a band-aid or duct tape does and best of all it is very cost effective. Just remember to keep the wart covered with the nail polish. Of course, if it doesn't work for your son you'll only be out a couple of bucks.:)

I had a wart and swear by the apple cider viegat method. It was like four days and it was GONE! Not sure how it would work for lots of warts. If you google warts home remedies, you can find them.

S.,
My daughter now 7 had some hypopigmentation and other skin issues and her pediatrician Dr. Gabriel Millar (Round Rock) referred her to Dr. Chad Hartmann from Lone Star Dermatology who also does Pediatrics. He is awesome and very knowledgeable. I wouldn't take a chance and wait and see anymore as they seem to be spreading. There are many, many skin tags or different viruses that can cause tags or eruptions in our skin. I would just take him to "the expert" and have a consult before it becomes more difficult to manage or heal/treat.
The doctor sounds a little "uncertain" to me. Also, is not always possible to make a "certain" diagnosis without some kind of test. There has to be something to keep this thing from progressing/spreading. The diagnosis must be confirmed and then given the right treatment.
Pediatrician's are good at what they do but are not "super trained" to all potential skin-issues/problems.
Dr. Hartmann's clinic is in "Whitestone" street across the street from the Post office in cedar Park (in 1431).
Sincerely,
S. C./Cedar Park :)

There is a lot of info about warts on Google - I have a Plantar's Wart on the bottom of my heel and I have been to 3 doctors about it and have gotten no where - well now I am trying AMoils with Duct Tape. Being on the bottom of my foot along with some other problems it is very hard for me to treat the wart daily. The newest thing I have read about is "the inside of banana peel..." check out earthclinic on the web. It is full of "natural remedies" for what ails. If your son has a "virus" which I am pretty sure is what is causing my current case of Eczema to be so extreme you may want to check out what eartclinic recommends. It gives the yeas and nays for each recommended remedy that are contributed by people or most people that have tried the remedies, otherwise how can they honestly contribute? Since doctors cannot figure out my latest ailment and want to dispense steroids I have decided to go natural medicine.

Good luck and pray your son gets better and rid of the virus. I would imagine that freezing them off would be painful don't you?

There are no scarring when the warts are freeze.

Freezing was done to me when I was 10 years old. I had them all over my hands and feets. I am now 39 and there are no scarr on my body at all. No one knews that I ever had warts.

I have to say that it was a painful procedure to go thru. The doctor is putting acid on your skin so it burn and the sound scare me. My dad was with me everytime however it was harder for him to watch me go thru the ordeal. I had to have the procedure done several time because there were too many of them. I do not know how your son might handle this.

I found another way that might get rid of your son's wart using natural product. Please try this first. Email me back if you would like to know where you can get the products for your son.

Apply T36-C5 Melaleuca Oil to the wart morning and night. Soak in solution of 1-2 caps of Sol-U-Mel in 1 cup warm water for 20 minutes. Most types of warts respond to this treatment.

Best of luck and let me know if this was helpful.

L.
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This is hard even for me, my sons doc tried freezing them off (for 2 years) all they did was fall off then come right back, so in my opinion it doesnt help. I had to switch his doc because of insurance, his new doc doesnt want to touch them, she says that it is a virus and they will go away on their own eventually, but i dont believe her, he has had them for 2 years already and they just keep spreading, he has most of them on his face, expecially around his mouth, on his ears, hands, arms, and legs. Im not sure what to do either, i have tried alot of different things, although i do know you have to treat them all at the same time, or it doesnt help, just doing it for nothing. My grandma just told me something today that i am going to try, she read it in some "medical" type of magazine she gets, she said to put duck tape (you know the gray tape, we use on everything haha), cut a square just bigger than the wart, and put it on it, leave it there for 3 days, then take it off, scratch it a little, and do it all over again, before you put the tape you have to make sure the area is clean and dry. The magazine said something that the duck tape smothers it and it cant grow anymore. My grandma tried it on one she had on the back of her leg and it went away, im just not sure if i want my son walking around with pieces of tape on him. Im considering asking his doc. for a referal for a derm. to see what they say about it. Good Luck, hope any of this stuff helps you guys out and if you find anything that works please let me know. Thanks and i hope everything works out with your son.

Hi S.,
I am a wellness consultant here is San Antonio and I also work at Cost Plus Nutrition 3 to 4 days a week. There are several things that are important here. I need to know how often your child has been on antibiotics. I would recommend garlic and olive leaf extract supplements and something for the immune system. Too much to cover here. If you would like to talk by phone, e-mail me at ____@____.com and we can set up a time that is suitable for us both to discuss this further.
C.

Hi S., I would take him to a dermatologist and get a second opinion from him.

Both of my twins got it. My son's seemed to go away and my daughter had her's frozen off at the dermatologist office. The first round of freezing did scar her and the next round was a more mild solution. I stopped going after a while because they would only pop up one at a time and at the time we went, she had clusters, like near her elbows, behind her knees, etc. They did tell us it was contagious and they got it from someone else. I do recommend seeing a dermatologist. They really helped us when it was bad and just tell them that your child has sensitive skin. It doesn't hurt going on, it hurts when you have to wipe it off after an hour or so, at least the first time did. I'm sorry your child has it so severe and hope that this goes away soon. Keep it moisturized

S.,

i think that i would get a second opinion. i would take him to a dermatologist who knows more about skin conditions and what to do for them. if they are spreading, the virus may be growing in his little system. he may need to have some tests run or something. i would definatly look into it further.

Have a great day!

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Hi S.,
My daughter had some viral warts that sound like what you are describing. She had them quite a few years ago when she was around age 4. They went all up her arm. Our dermatologist said that they'd probably go away eventually on their own, but I wanted them removed. They were very shallow and he used a little think that basically looked like a tiny little shovel to just scoop them out. It wasn't comfortable for her, but as I remember, it wasn't painful either. They've not returned, although now she has some kind of wart on her finger that is another type. My now 5 year old son has some bumps that look similar. I'd maybe talk to a dermatologist and see if they can be removed that way.

Hi S.. We just finished going through this! My doctor said the same thing: "Just wait. They will go away on their own." Well, we waited and they multiplied. Finally, I decided to go online and found this awesome website: www.molluscum.com. Please go to it. You will find out a lot of information that might help you to understand this condition better. They do sell products for the warts. I tried them and I liked the silver cream. It helped with "stage 1" warts. After I applied it to them, they never got any bigger and eventually went away. However, I have to be honest about our experience. The only thing that made the warts go away was taking my son to see a dermatologist. He didn't freeze them, he removed them with some sort of tool he had. He had us put this cream on the warts prior to his appointment that made the top of his skin numb. He handled the whole process very well. (He is 5.) We had to do this twice because he had so many warts in various places. But now he is Molluscum free and no scars. It is contagious so don't allow your child to bathe or swim with others. You will find out so much from that website. I hope you will check it out. But the best news I have is that they CAN go away!!! Don't wait it out. They will just spread. I hope this helps and good luck!!!

J.

I have not experienced this myself, but a precious girlfriend of mine went through this with her son. I believe they used a cream on him that slowly "froze" off the warts. He was very young, 2 I think. There are no scars on him and he hasn't hadn't them back in a year and a half. HTH
J.

I agree with Griffin, it sounds like the molluscum virus. My kids get it too, usually from the swimming pool (public) or from school. It took 9 mos. for one round to go away on one child, and just 6 mons on the baby. Take your child to the dermatologist before you let ANYONE burn anything off of your child. You can also do research online about this. The clinical name is mollusca contagiosa.

Well I've never had an experience with my children having warts but I have had my share. I actually had about 80 at once. The doctor froze them off but they kept spreading, and spreading, and spreading. My doctor referred me to a speciallist and she did an acidic removal. They were gone within a month with only one procedure and I have a tiny bit of scarring..but nothing to be like "ew! gross!" about ya know. And they haven't returned for 3 years after that single procedure so I would definitely recommend you go to a specialist, instead of starting with a family doctor like I did.

It sounds like your son has his hands full on this and needs some treatment. I hope his weren't as itchy or irritated as mine were. I hope I could help some!

S.,
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My son got "warts" on his hands when he was younger and the doctor told us to have him wash his hands as often as we could. They had started to spread to his face. We began having him wash his hands and face probably 10-15 times a day - as often as we thought of it. He got tired of doing it but after a few weeks they did start to go away.

Hi S. -

Did you get the medical name of this virus and look it up on the internet? Also, there is a great site - askdrsears.com - I would ask them via email. They are fantastic! I would maybe even call them (they are in Southern California) to ask about a second opinion on dealing with this illness. They have 30 years of experience with children and are set apart from any other pediatricians I know of in the US.

Good luck - Alli

I didn't believe it until I tried it myself, but using a piece of cotton (like from the end of a Q-tip) soaked in apple cider vinegar under a bandaid nightly on the wart will have them gone in two weeks! It really works!

I would take him to a specialist. At least a pediatric dermatologist or someone with better training before you let the pedi start freezing them. That hurts and can leave scars, which you don't want especially on his face.

using over-the-counter medications. Visit the pharmacy and purchase plasters, solution or gel containing tretinoin, salicylic acid or other medications containing skin-exfoliating agents.
In short, they are effective because of their skin peeling properties. Research has shown that applying salicylic acid with acetic acid in an acetone collodion base is almost as effective in treating warts as cyrotherapy. But once again, the setback is the lengthy treatment process which can often stretch for months.
Hope some of this info will help.

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My 18 year old has warts on his hands. We have frozen them many times. They are hard to get rid of. They freezing doesn't scar but it can hurt a litle. I'm a little concerned with your sons age because they can come back. I suggest you take your son to a really could dermotologist. They deal with theis stuff all the time. Are you in or near Houston?

Both my sons had warts.
The older one had it on his foot and we were living in Mexico at that time and some old granny told me to use potato,which I did, I would slice the potato every night ,rub it on the wart,and sometimes even bandage it to his foot,so he slept with the potato attached to the foot -well it went black and within weeks fell off.Now he has one on his hand and we are doing the potato thing again...10 years later and it's working. My sister just sent me an e-mail aboout the benefits of bananas and they use banana peel to remove warts. I have not tried it but apparently it does work. You just cut the peel and place it over the wart with a band aid or bandage until it dissappears. I think it's worth a try.