How do I know if I have Genital Warts? How are Genital Warts treated? Common treatments include: Podophyllin resin — a brown liquid that removes genital warts by stopping cell growth. Podophyllin resin is painted on to the wart s by a doctor and must be washed off 4 hours later or sooner, if the area is irritated. It has to be applied by a medical professional to avoid damaging the healthy tissue around the wart and may have to be applied several times to work effectively.
The usual schedule is twice a day for 3 days, followed by 4 days without any lotion. This cycle is repeated for 4 weeks. It has few side effects and is well-suited for treatment at home prescription is given.
Cryocautery also called cryotherapy — uses liquid nitrogen to freeze more persistent warts every 1 to 3 weeks for a short period. Laser treatments — this approach, which uses an intense beam of light, can be expensive and is usually reserved for very extensive and tough-to-treat warts. Electrocautery — an electrical current is used to super-heat a needle which burns the wart cells and cauterizes the blood vessels. Electrocautery is used only after other treatments have failed.
Surgical excision — the doctor will perform minor surgery to remove the wart under local anesthetic. The doctor will give the patient advice about having sex while receiving treatment. HPV is transferred from one person to another by skin-to-skin contact. If you have less than 5 warts, I would recommend Cryotherapy, which is freezing them off. This is NOT painful, and takes less than 5 minutes in the office.
This can get rid of the warts in up to days, however sometimes I have patients return in 2 weeks for a 2 nd treatment, just to make sure they are totally gone. This is an immune system stimulant that helps get rid of the virus.
It is expensive and takes 3 months to work this is why I do not recommend it as a 1 st line treatment. Click here to book an appointment at Innovative Express Care.
Do not waste your time and money at the pharmacy. Get this treated promptly, and move on with your life. Anyone may be affected, though people with deficiencies or suppression of their immune systems are especially predisposed.
The virus can be spread by skin to skin contact. Wart viruses are contagious. Warts can spread by contact with the wart or something that touched the wart. Warts are often skin-colored and feel rough, but they can be dark brown or gray-black , flat, and smooth. Warts can be treated with a variety of modalities, from less aggressive topical therapies to more invasive surgical approaches, depending on various factors including number and location of lesions and response to prior therapy.
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