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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
My 8 Year Old Has Warts.
Asked by A.C. from Houston
on August 2, 2009
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I am looking for some advice on either who to take my son to or how to get rid of warts. They started out on his forehead months ago. I didn't think they were anythi...
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- Have you tried a more specialized physician? Of course, I would try the OTC recommendations by the moms first!! But - maybe a pediatric dermatologist or even a pedia...
- My 5yr old has them too, I took him to the pediatrician and he suggested Compound W wart remover from walmart. It has stopped the spread of them and they have almost a...
- Is it Molluscum that has been diagnosed? My daughter has a very minor outbreak right now. I actually pierced some of them with a sterile needle, wiped with alcohol, an...
How to Get Rid of Warts?
Asked by D.N. from Dallas
on August 19, 2008
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My son has had warts and we've gone to the dermatologist twice. Most of them are gone, but 2 remain. I would take him back (and I still may), but it is 110 per visit a...
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- Hello D., I too WAS a wart sufferer, along with one of my brother and my mom. I had them all over my hands, I remember being young and thinking "no boy will every hol...
- This may sound crazy, but if you already have it around the house it will save you on the Dr. visit. Wrap a piece of Duct Tape around the area. Apply after the ski...
- My kid's pediatrician office recommended and believe it or not, the duct tape really works. It's an old remedy so just be patient and it will save you money. Wrap a pi...
Warts - Need Some Inputs.
Asked by P.R. from Dallas
on May 9, 2007
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Hi ,
My daughter has warts in her finger. The doctor said nothing to worry, its common among childern. But I have taken an appointment with the dermatologist. Could ...
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- Hi P., I don't know how old your daughter is, so you decide if this would work for her or not, but when I was young, I had warts all over both hands (at least 10 of...
- Ok you might think this sounds crazy, but I had a wart on my finger (which mulitpied to 5) for 10 years and I couldn't get it to go away. I tried over the counter reme...
- P., There are different kinds of warts. If it's a common wart then it should go away easily. If it's a Plantar wart they are harder to get rid of a spread easily. ...
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 ...
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...
