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What Should a "Healing" Plantars Wart Look Like?
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on May 8, 2008
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It seems like such a silly question, but I'm not sure if the over the counter liquid acid we have been using is working.
We use it twice a day and the skin around t...
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- I had a plantars wart many, many years ago on my hand. Nothing was getting rid if it until someone told me to crush some aspirin and put the powder on it. If you can...
- I had a planters wart many years ago &, yes, it actually looked worse before it got better. The root is darker & comes to the surface, like you explained. Since what y...
- One of my children had a wart tha just wouldn't go away. We tried all the over-the-ccounter remedies...they just didn't work. You could be killing good blood cells. I ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Help with Plantar Wart Removal
Asked by C.S. from Grand Rapids
on June 15, 2009
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My 7-year-old daughter has a couple of plantar warts on her feet. We used Compound-W and the at-home freeze stuff for a while. We have even been to the doctor to hav...
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- C., When I was a kid I had planters warts all over my hands. I had them burned off, frozen off and everthing the doctors could think of it was very painful and didn...
- Try castor oil mixed with baking soda. Apply the "paste" 2-3 times/day for at least a week and it should take care of your problem!
- Warts are a virus. Does she tend to get sick more often than you'd like? What I would suggest is building her immune system, monitor her sugar intake (sugar depletes...
Son's Embarrassing Wart Problem
Asked by D.C. from Los Angeles
on April 24, 2009
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My 8 year old son had a few warts on his neck so we went to get them removed at the dermatologist. A few days later, he told me he had some more - on his bottom - in ...
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- Get him to a dermatologist NOW. Find out what they are and what is causing them, then determine a course of treatment. Don't use home remedies until you know what yo...
- classical homeopathy can help. here is a directory of professional homeopaths if you decise to see one http://www.homeopathy.org/directory.html Good Luck V
- Hello D., When I was young, I got warts on my hand... I tried having them removed by a dermatologist, who used Nitrogen gas but they came back... My father practice...
7 Year Old Has Molluscum (Wart Virus)
Asked by L.R. from Phoenix
on April 23, 2008
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My seven year old has had some pimple like (white head) warts on her hip for four months. After noticing them, I took her into the pediatrician and found out that it ...
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- Molluscum went through all of my boys (3). It lasted for about 18 months, but generally wasn't a problem. Our doctor recommended they not reuse towels to avoid sprea...
- My son had this when he was younger, I think 4 or 5, on his leg. Our doctor actually suggested freezing them off also as this would be the most effective way to get r...
- Hi L. - You can try Pau D'arco tincture mixed with her juice and a salve made with Pau D'arco topically. As you are aware, warts are caused by a virus so they need...
Treatment for Molluscum Contagiosm Four Year Old
Asked by M.V. from Houston
on September 23, 2008
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My son's pediatrician has diagnosed him with molluscum contagiosm. She has refered him to a dermatologist to have a bubbling agent applied to each one, basically an ac...
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- we had the same issue with my son. it took about 3-4 treatments during the year, but now they're gone. we didn't have to go to a derm; our pediatrician just applied t...
- My niece got this and she never got sent to a dermatologist basically her doctor said it would run its course and it would go away. Its been about 6 months and it now...
- While it may sound extreme it's really the best way to go in this day in age. I've had my warts frozen off and I've had them burnt with acid (they numbed me for the ac...
Could This Be Cancer?
Asked by T.M. from Boston
on December 24, 2006
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I have a wart, mold looking thing on my eyelid. I started "growing" it about a year ago. It has changed color and shape. It does not hurt at all but people have been n...
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- Hi T., I would get it checked asap...AS For cancer isn't anything to fool around with plus it will ease your mind after you see the doctor says...so make your appoint...
- Don't be afraid. Get it checked, better safe than sorry, and skin problems are the most common form of cancer (which in many cases is benign. Any cell that chooses to ...
- T., You really need to consult your primary care physician on this.
