When I was growing up my older sister had warts. I can remember her going to the doctor to have them burned, froze, scraped, etc. I remember her using compound w on them at night. I think they eventually went away, I haven't specifically asked my sister if she still has problem with warts, but I also haven't heard her mention them.
My brother had me convinced when I was younger that my sister kissed frogs and frogs peed on her when she kissed them and that is why she had them.
Well, my daughter K has been having trouble with a (yes, singular) wart that has come up at the bottom of her hand. It really isn't THAT bothersome, but it was getting pretty big. So, we googled home removal options and have tried a couple. I am patiently waiting for her to awake today to see if the latest one worked. (it is the second attempt)
What we have tried so far...
One website told us to place duct tape over it. So we did. First the duct tape didn't want to stay on so we ended up having to place a band aid over the duct tape and because of where it is at it didn't want to stay on either. SO...duct tape didn't work for us. Of course on this website we found the idea there were 100's of people that commented how it was the miracle cure. May have been for them, but didn't work for us.
What we have learned about warts...
They are viral. If you are stressed, etc. your body can produce enough yucky stuff and out they pop. They also have veins, so although you may get rid of the big puffy outside part, you also have to kill the veins, or it will continue to pop up over and over. They have to be smothered. If you give them air they will continue to grow. So we need to smother it until it turns black down to the veins of it.
What we tried last night...
Found a website with tons of home remedies. The one we tried last night was apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball, wrapped on her hand. One person on the website said the vinegar would help cure it and smothering it would help kill it. So...patiently waiting for her to awake. :*** Well I am back and she is awake. The cotton with vinegar made the wart really white around it and really soft. We picked around on it, but nothing came off.
What we are going to try next....
We also read that using clear finger nail polish on it would dry it up. So, after we gave it about 10 minutes air, we painted that sucker up. Only problem now is everytime she washes her hands we have to repaint it. We will see how all that works.
The craziest removal thing I have seen on the web...
One website had a guy make a comment that he let his dog chew on it and the dog finally bit it off and it never returned. Not sure what kind of dog he has/had and why a dog would even think to chew on and bite off a wart, but cool story bro, now go make me a sandwich...lol
What we will do...
We are going to try a couple more home remedies, but not too many more. I will be taking her to the doctor to have it removed if all else fails.
I know that she hasn't been kissing or picking up any frogs...not sure what caused the wart. But by golly we are gonna get rid of it.
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