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2. Duct tape occlusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   A piece of duct tape was cut as close to the size of the wart as possible, and applied to the area. The tape was left on for 6 days and replaced with new duct tape if it fell off. After 6 days, the tape was removed, the area soaked in water, and the wart debrided with an emery board or pumice stone. The tape was left off overnight and reapplied ...

3. Plantar wart - Wikipedia

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   Formic acid, topical, is a common treatment for plantar warts, which works by being applied over a period of time, causing the body to reject the wart. [ 17 ] Fluorouracil cream, a chemotherapy agent sometimes used to treat skin cancer , can be used on particularly resistant warts, by blocking viral DNA and RNA production and repair.

4. It's pretty common for kids to get warts. What parents need ...

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   Sometimes curettage (cutting or scraping the wart off) and cryotherapy (freezing the wart) are used to remove warts in a doctor’s office, Bunick says. There are also newer approaches to wart ...

5. The best way to care for warts at home - AOL

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   It has 17% salicylic acid and can be applied to common warts and plantar warts, according to Camp. ... acid or prescription medication and then cover that area with a piece of duct tape,” says ...

6. Imiquimod - Wikipedia

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   Imiquimod, sold under the brand name Aldara among others, is a medication that acts as an immune response modifier that is used to treat genital warts, superficial basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis. [4] Scientists at 3M's pharmaceuticals division discovered the drug and 3M obtained the first FDA approval in 1997. As of 2015, imiquimod ...

7. Wart - Wikipedia

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   A number of types exist, including plantar warts, "filiform warts", and genital warts. [3] Genital warts are often sexually transmitted. [5] Without treatment, most types of warts resolve in months to years. [1] A number of treatments may speed resolution, including salicylic acid applied to the skin and cryotherapy. [1]