Wart removal

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Wart removal

Warts, multiple - on hands

Warts, flat on the cheek and neck

Wart (close-up)

Overview

Wart removal

Alternative Names:

Removal of warts

Information:

Question:

Can warts be safely removed without seeing a dermatologist?

Answer:

Over-the-counter medications are often effective in removing warts. Recent studies have also shown that keeping a wart loosely covered with duct tape for many weeks may help it to disappear. See warts.

Review Date: 10/29/2004
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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