They will grow back if you don't get the whole thing.
Sometimes you need to go back several times with the Liquid Nitrogen, and you might want to go to a different dermatologist. . . one who will get it right. You know that they finally got it when it dies, and you peel it off to reveal the flesh beneath your skin. Nasty, but that's life. Usually, there's a mild amount of pain that comes along with it when they do it right.
I had a large wart once on the side of the finger joint of my left index finger. It took three trips, but eventually they got it.
I had a couple of the ball of one of my feet once. . . for those they used a mixture of liquid nitrogen and knifes. That worked in one shot. But you'll be hard pressed to find a guy who will use the knife on you anymore, so I've been told.
I misread this at first and thought you had one.... you know, down there.
Yeah, it does take a couple trips. My dad's a retired plastic surgeon and used a laser one time to take a wart off my hand. It's now back.... and he's retired. It doesn't really bother me much.
I've undergone three liquid nitrogen treatments and the last one finally did something. It was also the most excruciating pain I've ever experienced in my entire life.
You think that hurt? I've had that procedure done on my foot several times and yes, they hurt. But they seem pretty painless since I cut off my finger, wasn't allowed to get pain killers until they stuck a needle inside the stub that was my finger. Of course they put the finger back on but THAT was painful.
my brother had a three inch in diameter wart on the bottom of his foot for years before my parents noticed... one shot of liquid nitrogen and some baskin robins ice cream fixed him right up...
i could really recommend any number of chemicals i have in my lab... i imagine if you soak your hands in an acetone/water bath the warts will fall off... then again, so might the rest of your skin...
You think that hurt? I've had that procedure done on my foot several times and yes, they hurt.
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
I remember kids (boys, of course) in primary school digging them out with the pointy end of a compass (the kind you draw circles with; not the direction finding device).
They bleed like all f**k don't they if you cut them out? Something about them establishing their own personal blood supply.
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
They covered most of one of my feet. I know what your talking about. I was comparing that to the time i cut off my finger.
Ok bit of time to kill so I've gone to the trouble of seeing what "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" has to say on the matter of warts, or rather Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Here you go:
Treatment Therapy should be initiated with the knowledge that no treatment of proven safety and efficacy is currently available, and that many HPV lesions resolve spontaneously. Frequently used therapies include cryosurgery, application of caustic agents, electrodessication, surgical excision, and ablation with laser. Topical antimetabolites such as 5-fluorouracil have been used also. Failure as well as recurrence have been well-documented following all these methods of treatment. The high frequency of recurrence may be explained by the presence of HPV DNA in normal-appearing tissue adjacent to lesions, and in previous involved areas during periods of remission.
Of course, if they were anogenital warts (and god knows where those fingers might have been) we'd have to consider differential diagnoses among which are secondary syphillis and something that goes by the charmingly alliterative name of "pearly penile papules".
I had some plantar's warts once and I dug them out with a knife. After the skin was really exposed I used some over the counter acid and put it on the raw skin beneath a band aid. After a couple of days of constant burning, they died off for good. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
Psssh. Sissy.
Of course, my feet and legs feel nothing at this point. When I had the warts on my foot removed, I couldn't really feel it because the Liquid Nitro killed all the tissue in the region, and then he just cut it out. He may have hit me with some novacaine, but I didn't feel the needle go in, so who knows.
Actually I've gotten that stuff. It should work for small ones, but it really didn't do anything to the ones on my toes. Basically it's just some very cold material in a bottle that is applied to a little foam applicator that you press down on the wart. Freezes it. It ran out after just a few uses.
Having done some lengthy research into warts, here are a few long-term solutions that might help. Keep in mind these are long term.
Aloe Vera
Beta Mannan (derived from aloe vera).
Beta Glucan
DIM and I3C (the former is better) both extracted from broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.
Not only can you apply the above to the external skin where the wart occurs, but you can ingest these to allow your immune system to improve.
My warts occured on my vocal cords (laryngeal papilloma) and the only removal was cold steel or recently a carbon-dioxide laser. Great fun, you go to sleep and the surgeon does his thing. Except I can't talk for weeks afterwards. This was cool when I was a kid (have had this condition since age seven) in that I missed school, but in my adult years, being off work for this is no fun.
Hence my investigations into alternative health, holisitics, what have you.
Had luck with my eyes with the red globe grapes, so started into a cruciferous vegetable regimen and supplements. Nine months later, my voice has never sounded better and the human papilloma virus (HPV) is gone. And I still smoke (curious thing, smoking helped my voice, as I never smoked as a child, so maybe I was assaulting my immune system into action in my throat, because whenever I toned down/quit for a bit, my voice got worse).
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Sometimes you need to go back several times with the Liquid Nitrogen, and you might want to go to a different dermatologist. . . one who will get it right. You know that they finally got it when it dies, and you peel it off to reveal the flesh beneath your skin. Nasty, but that's life. Usually, there's a mild amount of pain that comes along with it when they do it right.
I had a large wart once on the side of the finger joint of my left index finger. It took three trips, but eventually they got it.
I had a couple of the ball of one of my feet once. . . for those they used a mixture of liquid nitrogen and knifes. That worked in one shot. But you'll be hard pressed to find a guy who will use the knife on you anymore, so I've been told.
Originally posted by Splinemodel
I had a couple of the ball
I misread this at first and thought you had one.... you know, down there.
Yeah, it does take a couple trips. My dad's a retired plastic surgeon and used a laser one time to take a wart off my hand. It's now back.... and he's retired. It doesn't really bother me much.
Originally posted by Luca
I've undergone three liquid nitrogen treatments and the last one finally did something. It was also the most excruciating pain I've ever experienced in my entire life.
You think that hurt? I've had that procedure done on my foot several times and yes, they hurt. But they seem pretty painless since I cut off my finger, wasn't allowed to get pain killers until they stuck a needle inside the stub that was my finger. Of course they put the finger back on but THAT was painful.
my brother had a three inch in diameter wart on the bottom of his foot for years before my parents noticed... one shot of liquid nitrogen and some baskin robins ice cream fixed him right up...
i could really recommend any number of chemicals i have in my lab... i imagine if you soak your hands in an acetone/water bath the warts will fall off... then again, so might the rest of your skin...
Originally posted by zodiac
You think that hurt? I've had that procedure done on my foot several times and yes, they hurt.
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
Originally posted by alcimedes
sharp, steril knife
I remember kids (boys, of course) in primary school digging them out with the pointy end of a compass (the kind you draw circles with; not the direction finding device).
They bleed like all f**k don't they if you cut them out? Something about them establishing their own personal blood supply.
Originally posted by crazychester
They bleed like all f**k don't they if you cut them out? Something about them establishing their own personal blood supply.
From boyhood experience, I can attest that they do indeed bleed like all f**k. In fact, I nearly filled my father's ashtray to the rim. Good times.
Originally posted by Luca
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
They covered most of one of my feet. I know what your talking about. I was comparing that to the time i cut off my finger.
Originally posted by zodiac
They covered most of one of my feet. I know what your talking about. I was comparing that to the time i cut off my finger.
Well then I hope I never get my finger cut off!
Originally posted by Luca
Well then I hope I never get my finger cut off!
It's not fun.
Treatment Therapy should be initiated with the knowledge that no treatment of proven safety and efficacy is currently available, and that many HPV lesions resolve spontaneously. Frequently used therapies include cryosurgery, application of caustic agents, electrodessication, surgical excision, and ablation with laser. Topical antimetabolites such as 5-fluorouracil have been used also. Failure as well as recurrence have been well-documented following all these methods of treatment. The high frequency of recurrence may be explained by the presence of HPV DNA in normal-appearing tissue adjacent to lesions, and in previous involved areas during periods of remission.
Of course, if they were anogenital warts (and god knows where those fingers might have been) we'd have to consider differential diagnoses among which are secondary syphillis and something that goes by the charmingly alliterative name of "pearly penile papules".
Originally posted by crazychester
... and something that goes by the charmingly alliterative name of "pearly penile papules".
So those would be pee-pee PPPs?
Originally posted by Kickaha
So those would be pee-pee PPPs?
No that would be a tautology as the adjective "penile" is indicative of the fact that the pearly papules are on the "pee-pee".
How very unlike you to make such an obvious slip up oh Ancient One.
Originally posted by Luca
Did you have warts covering 50% of your toes? Did they spray liquid nitrogen on them for two minutes? I'm not talking about two or three little warts that they had to dab slightly and then let me go, here. I'm not saying that it's worse than getting your finger cut off (that sounds about as bad as it could get), but I don't know if you understand what I'm talking about. Also, the first two times I went in and got the treatment, it was bad but not that bad. I recovered fairly quickly after the first two. It's just that third one, which for some reason was much worse than the other two, that gave me problems.
Psssh. Sissy.
Of course, my feet and legs feel nothing at this point. When I had the warts on my foot removed, I couldn't really feel it because the Liquid Nitro killed all the tissue in the region, and then he just cut it out. He may have hit me with some novacaine, but I didn't feel the needle go in, so who knows.
Apparently some kind of freeze in a bottle. Might not work, but it sounds like fun.
Aloe Vera
Beta Mannan (derived from aloe vera).
Beta Glucan
DIM and I3C (the former is better) both extracted from broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.
Not only can you apply the above to the external skin where the wart occurs, but you can ingest these to allow your immune system to improve.
My warts occured on my vocal cords (laryngeal papilloma) and the only removal was cold steel or recently a carbon-dioxide laser. Great fun, you go to sleep and the surgeon does his thing. Except I can't talk for weeks afterwards. This was cool when I was a kid (have had this condition since age seven) in that I missed school, but in my adult years, being off work for this is no fun.
Hence my investigations into alternative health, holisitics, what have you.
Had luck with my eyes with the red globe grapes, so started into a cruciferous vegetable regimen and supplements. Nine months later, my voice has never sounded better and the human papilloma virus (HPV) is gone. And I still smoke (curious thing, smoking helped my voice, as I never smoked as a child, so maybe I was assaulting my immune system into action in my throat, because whenever I toned down/quit for a bit, my voice got worse).