aliski Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Help needed!!! My daughter aged 14yrs has 4 warts on one hand and 1 on the other. She has had them for nearly 3 years, I feel we have tried everything and got nowhere. She is getting quite distressed at how her hands look. The PCT dont pay for cryotherapy anymore. Suggestions please Aliski 1 1/2 bantam 2 ex bats 1 cat 1 rabbit 2 guinea pigs aged 6weeks (ahhh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Have you tried Wartner that you can buy at Boots? It's a liquid nitrogen pump that you can use at home. I had a stubborn wart on my hand and it shifted it a treat. i think it's mainly sold for varuccas but is good on any type of wart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Try the homeopathic remedy Thuja 6c. You can buy it from Boots. It may not work quickly but it's a darn sight cheaper than other remedies and it works Also works on verrucas. It should be taken twice a day for 3 weeks, making sure you don't touch the tablets- just let them dissolve under the tounge and also make sure you take them in a clean mouth- ie not after brushing teeth or tea, coffee etc. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 The Duct tape method works very well! Duct tape treatment-- Covering a wart with duct tape may also help because it irritates the wart and the skin around it, causing the body to attack it. Cover the wart with duct tape for up to a week. Then remove the tape, soak the wart in water and rub it gently with an emery board or a pumice stone. Leave the tape off overnight, then repeat treatment until the wart goes away. If this is not successful after 2 months, see your doctor to try another approach I used some insulating tape on a nasty wart my son had at the base of his thumb nail. Took a couple of weeks, but the wart disappeared completely.I think it's more to do with excludng air from the wart that makes the treatment so effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 ok, here's a funny one for you. Buy a bit of best steak. Rub onto the warts , then go and bury the piece of steak in the garden & forget about it..the warts should go! Worked for my dad when he were a lad! GOd you must all think I'm a nutty white witch!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizinsa Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Duct tape method works very well! Seconded! Having tried all sorts of treatments, this was by far the easiest and cheapest, and it actually worked! Most people think you're mad when you suggest it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 ok, here's a funny one for you. Buy a bit of best steak. Rub onto the warts , then go and bury the piece of steak in the garden & forget about it..the warts should go! Worked for my dad when he were a lad! GOd you must all think I'm a nutty white witch!!! That worked for me when I was little too, I had a big verruca under my big toe and mum did just that, the verruca went black and fell off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I am watching this with interest as I have a ruddy wart on my wrist which I have been treating forever I have tried bazzuka extra strength which just burned the surrounding skin and I have tried three times now with one of the freezing things and it has made no difference at all You are only supposed to use it four times and I was wondering what next I think I will try the homeopathic one next as I would be unable to keep duct tape on it for any length of time through showering at work although we have just had an air shower fitted If I get any good results I will report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Now a old lady who was a bit esscentric.....told me to put on her veruka on her foot.....banana skin then to wrap it up in banage. After few weeks it had disappeared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Now a old lady who was a bit esscentric.....told me to put on her veruka on her foot.....banana skin then to wrap it up in banage. After few weeks it had disappeared? I know a GP who recommends this treatment. She is neither old nor eccentric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleur Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 i was always told that you should either - wee on the wart, or spit on it and then rub it with a gold ring.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliski Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Dear all We decided on the duct tape bur it kept on falling off. Have now superglued to the warts. Hope this is OK and works what does everone else think!!! Aliski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 erm..... I'm not sure that Superglue is a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I know that duct tape works but I wouldn't advise that you use super glue on your skin........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 erm..... I'm not sure that Superglue is a good idea Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Superglue isn't so bad, I've used it to glue cuts together before now, and our vet told us to superglue one of our cats together when she pulled her stitches out after being speyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 isnt that what superglue was originally designed for? I'm sure it was for medical reasons and joining cuts and things with minimal scaring. also good for "nasty" cuts that you cannot easily sew together. I shall hunt this down and find out cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/197463.stm Superglue in Surgery Superglue has also proved to be a life-saver. During the Vietnam War soldiers were issued with tubes to seal stomach wounds in the battlefield. not actually created for war, but cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Well it will definitely exclude air, which is what needs to happen to kill the wart! You'll probably have to wait until the tape drops off rather than try pulling it off, at least you won't be tempted to remove it too soon to peek. i think superglue is only a problem when it joins the wrong things together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I'm happy to stand corrected I don't think I'll try it any time - I'm sure to manage to glue my finger to my eyelid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliski Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 We are now 4 days into experiment. We do have to keep re-applying on certain warts and also use a plaster but looking good . Although I think the teachers at school think I'm barking! Aliski 2 exbats 1 1/2 banty 1 cat 1 rabbit 2 g. pigs 8 weeks old & very cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I'm happy to stand corrected I don't think I'll try it any time - I'm sure to manage to glue my finger to my eyelid Something like that would worry me also Do keep us updated aliski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
