Warts & Moles
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Possible Wart on 3 Year Old's Foot
Asked by R.C. from Minneapolis
on November 11, 2008
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Hi All,
My 3 year old daughter has a small, round mass on the pad of her foot. The center looks kind of wart-like, but not exactly so I'm not sure. The mass is fa...
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- When we've had run ins with warts we just use Compound W in the morning and at night. It's kind of smelly but it doesn't hurt and starts working on the wart right awa...
- Hi R.! I agree with just using Compound W. We took our son to the ped. to have a wart removed and they did a blister treatment- something that I will never put my so...
- If it is a wart you can try this. I had a wart on the pad of one of my fingers and ran into an accidental cure! I had this wart for around 3 years, had tried to hack i...
Seeking Advice on Getting Rid of a Wart
Asked by L.B. from Harrisburg
on February 4, 2009
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My son has an annoying wart on his finger. What is the best,quickest, pain free way to get rid of it once and for all? We've tried several ways -freezing which hurts...
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- go to the pediatrician on it. my daughter had them on her feet and wouldn't go so we had them removed surgically.
- Hi L. Get yourself a bottle of iodine and put it on the wart 2-3 times a day til the wart goes away. Don't know why or how but this actually works! I've done it o...
- I've heard of the banana peel too, but, have not had warts on which to try---couldn't hurt!
Getting Rid of Wart on 10 Yo
Asked by L.M. from San Diego
on July 3, 2008
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My 10 yo son has a rather large wart on the back of his hand. I took him to the Dr. hoping he would burn it off, but just used the same over the counter spray I could ...
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- My 5 year old had a wart on his leg. The doctor burned it off with dry ice and it fell off. I would ask your doctor to burn it off, it most likely will not return. ...
- Compound W and a nail file! I know that sounds bad but my son's Doctor explained to me that if you do not file off some of the dead skin before you apply new medicine...
- Puberty. Needing to look a certain way... Oh memories... You can get warts frozen off at the doctor's office. The home-remedy wart freezing off kits are very ine...
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.
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...
Wart Removal via Duct Tape?
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on August 6, 2010
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My four year old has a very large wart on her thumb near the cuticle. We've tried two different painless topical treatments at the dermatologist and neither have worke...
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- It really does work! My granddaughter had a wart on her foot. Duct tape did the trick. I believe it only took about a week of very diligent coverage. There is even...
- Actually a homeopathic doctor told me once a bannana peel believe it or not and someone was actually there that swore it worked. It's an all-natural alternative and I ...
- Use the wart remover that comes on a pad, you may have to use more than one if the war it big. Then put a small piece or duct tape over that and leave it on overnight ...
Wart Removal
Asked by B.H. from Springfield
on February 9, 2010
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I am wondering what doctor do I call to get my son's warts removed from his hands. We've tried the OTC medicine but that stuff just hasn't worked for him. Thank you!
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- You should be able to just call his pediatrician or family doctor & ask. Either they can do it, or they can refer you to a dermatologist to do it.
- The dermatologist is the route to go if everything else fails. The OTC stuff works on specific viruses so it's not always successful. My youngest had multiple warts on...
- Dermatologist! I had them on my hands as a kid and the OTC stuff didn't work either. I went to the dr and he froze them off. It's been almost 20 years and knock on woo...
Any Advice/thoughts/info About Having Birthmark (Flat Mole) Removed on 5 Year Ol
Asked by M.D. from Cincinnati
on September 14, 2009
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I'm really looking for any help/advice on a very important decision my husband and I have to make. Our 5 yeard old son has a large birthmark on his neck. It is about 2...
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- I was born with a rather large birthmark on my lower chin. When I was approx. 11 it began to grow through to the inside of my mouth. I was sent to a plastic surgeon an...
- A friend of mine went through a similar process. Her son's was on his face. They did a wonderful job and her son who is now 17 has no scare at all. Make sure you to ...
- Hi M. and Hubby, first of all I am very happy to see that your little one is in preschool. When I had our kids pre school I thought was silly and then my grandchildre...
Ideas for Removing Plantar Wart on Children's Feet
Asked by K.K. from Erie
on August 15, 2009
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Looks my 6 yo has a plantars wart under his big toe from our trips to the pool this summer. I googled a little bit and got some ideas of duct tape for 2 months or n...
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- Here's what worked for me when I had warts as a child. Tape a small piece of banana peal to the wart. Something in it causes the wart to soften quite quickly and lik...
- I would absolutely see a doctor. plantar warts are caused by the HPV virus, so i doubt that any of these cures you find on the internet would work, and they are higly ...
- I agree-- see a dermatologist. I had them at about 10 and it was a pretty awful experience. However, maybe things have changed by now? They put acid on them and the...
Wart Removal
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on October 21, 2006
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My three-year-old has warts on her belly and underarm. The pediatrician said it's a common reaction to a virus. At first we waited to see if they would go away on thei...
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- I used waterproof medical tape to remove planters warts from my foot. It had to stay on all the time and it took approximately 6 weeks for the wart to suffacate. I wil...
- Hi D., I'm a wellness consultant partnered with a 21 year old international reputable wellness company. There are some safer & affordable alternatives that you can u...
- My six year old had warts on his stomach and arms too this summer. Maybe it was a virus too like your daughters. I am surprised that they told you to get them removed....
