Warts
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Facial Wart
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on March 11, 2008
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My 6 year old daughter has a wart above her upper lip...her pediatrician said to get wart remover and that should do...but all of the wart removers indicate DO NOT USE...
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- I want to 2nd the duct tape suggestion. The reason this works is that the duct tape stimulates the body's immune response. It may or may not work for your daug...
- Hi A., Like everyone else, I would take your daughter to the dermatologist. My sister had one above her lip and it was frozen and has not come back (it's been 3 ye...
- I think your best option is to take her to a dermotologist. My daughter had warts and they can do an in office procedure to remove it.
Wart Questions
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on February 8, 2008
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Okay ladies. I am so embarrassed about this but- I took my 2.5 year old daughter to the doctor today because she had a bump in her armpit for almost a week and he said...
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- My son has a plantar wart on his foot and a fairly large wart on the palm of his hand...I know they aren't dangerous (they are caused by a form of HPV), but I also kno...
- I wouldn't get too freaked out! Most people have warts as children... they are a common virus, and it takes awhile to build immunity, which is why adults don't get the...
- Warts are usually nothing to worry about. In fact they say a wart will die on it own. The problem is that it takes 6 to 7 years so they can become pretty big and depen...
Wart Removal
Asked by H.C. from Atlanta
on April 19, 2009
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My sons developed warts on their fingers and tried the Compound-W as his doctor suggested. It never worked. He applied the duck tape since his friends told him to do...
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- Soak his and in watm soapy water.Dry his hands and than squeeze a vitamin E pill on the warts and cover with a band-aid.Do everynight until warts are gone
- It seems weird but it really does work-a bannana peel. I know an all-natural healer that goes to my church and she is amazing in all her knowledge when it comes to hea...
- I've heard vitamin E helps. Many people who have warts and start to mill their own wheat say theirs went away and the vitamin E is why. You could look around on-lin...
My Daughter Has a Wart!!
Asked by M.N. from Dallas
on September 15, 2006
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my 3 yr old daughter just recently got a wart on her thumb and i was just wondering if anyone knows what i can treat it with or do u think i should make an appointment...
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- Use duct tape, only large enough to cover wart, change often, everyday if necessary. Wart will be gone in about three weeks or less. Only change duct tape if it falls ...
- Hi M., I am a pedi RN, we just recommend the OTC wart treatments- There is Compound W, even bandages you can use. I love the peds I work for- North Dallas Pediatrics...
- My daughter had warts as well on her thumbs and her knees. I tried everything to get rid of them. Itook her to our pediatrician and they gave me a prescription for a...
Suggested Treatment for Wart on 3 Year Olds Finger
Asked by K.B. from Sacramento
on March 5, 2009
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My son is getting a pretty big wart on the back of his middle finger. I am wondering if it is something I should get checked out and treated or if it is best left alone.
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- Hi, Warts are very common and can spread. I would take him to the Dr and see if he will freeze it off. It may take a couple of visits. but will save him the embares...
- The duct tape totally works! My son got a wart on his index finger last summer, and I was planning on taking him to have it frozen off. Not only is that expensive, ...
- My daughter had a plantar wart on the bottom of her foot. We tried all of the OTC as well as homeopathic treatments and unfortunately, none were effective. She suffere...
My Sons Wart Is Cracked and Bleeding. Is It a Wart?
Asked by J.S. from New York
on May 10, 2007
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My 2.11 year old son had a bump on the palm of his hand which never went away. I saw a black dot in it, I thought it was a stinger in it so I tried to pick it out. Aft...
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- Take him to a dermatologist immediately. Most likely something simple but enough time has passed that if it was going to clear up on it's own or with over the counter...
- it would be best to take your son to a dermatologist or even his pediatrician to get that checked out.
- Hi J., If you have health insurance, I'd surely get your doctor to look at it.. Even without health insurance your county health department would be a great resourc...
Wart on Sons Finger
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on March 11, 2008
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My son is almost 3 years old and he's had a wart on his finger for some time now. I had asked his doctor about it a year or so ago and he said to try and put the wart...
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- I have a 'natural remedies' book and it says to put a little piece of crushed garlic on it with a band-aid for 24 hours (if you son can stand it) then it should blist...
- When i was younger i had a few warts and my mom always took me to the dermatologist. The over the counter stuff never worked for me and by going to the Doctor it's gon...
- I had several warts on my hands as a child and my mom took me to the dermatologist many times to have them frozen off. It never worked so eventually the Dr. had to sur...
How Do You Know When a Wart Is Gone?
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on February 11, 2008
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My son was diagnosed with a wart on the side of his foot right before Christmas and had it 'frozen off' (very painfully) at the doctor's office. The doc instructed us...
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- My 5 yr. old had/has a wart on his hand. He had/has the thing for like 6 months. Like you I tried all that over the counter stuff, none of it worked and he refused to ...
- Warts are so stubborn! I used the finger nail clippers to clip off the dead skin when I was getting rid of my last one a few years ago. Once you start bleeding, you ...
- I hate to say it but I had a LOT of experience with warts during my pregnancy. It went from 1 during the first trimester to about 10 on one foot and 3 on the other, wh...
Wart on Bottom of Foot
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on September 23, 2009
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My 10 year old has 2 warts on the bottom of her foot. She has been to the doctor twice and they put this liquid on the wart. She is not suppose to walk on her foot for...
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- My friend told me she coated her daughter's warts (she had several) with fingernail polish every night for about 2 weeks and they disappeared completely. Can't hurt (...
- M., I have had one for a while now. Tried the duct tape, no luck, tried taping an aspirin to the bottom of my foot (worked the one other time I got one) but no luck. F...
- M. We had the exact same problem in our household with warts on the bottom on feet. We had to go back for a second application of the topical wart treatment. I w...
Pain-free Wart Removal?
Asked by J.O. from Grand Rapids
on June 15, 2009
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Hello - my daughter (almost 7 y/o) has had warts on her hands - especially her fingers - for a long time...probably since she was two or three. They seem to be spread...
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- My 3 year old daughter had a huge wart on the tip of her toe. Her pediatrician told me to try the over the counter stuff. So I got a bottle of CVS brand wart remover. ...
- Duct tape does work for warts. Cut a piece of duct tape to fit the size of the wart. Leave it in place for 6 days, then remove for one day. You may need to cover it wi...
- A former co-worker of mine would wrap duct tape around the warts and leave it there for a week. It sounds silly, but it worked.
