How often should I freeze my wart?
This treatment is called cryotherapy or cryosurgery. This is a two-step process that does not hurt the skin around the wart. Applying liquid nitrogen to the wart causes a little discomfort. To completely remove a wart, the treatments may be needed every 1 to 3 weeks for a total of 2 to 4 times.
How long should I wait to freeze a wart again?
Most warts will need to be treated several times, waiting 4 to 6 weeks between treatments. The number of treatments depends on the size of the wart and how well the wart responds to the treatment.
What happens if you use wart freeze too often?
But some people use wart-freezing devices too enthusiastically, which can damage skin even if there's no fire, dermatologists say. Overuse can severely damage the surrounding skin, leading to redness, blisters or the death of tissue.
How many times a day can you use Compound W Freeze Off?
Do not treat each wart with Compound W Freeze Off more than three times in total. Consult your doctor if three treatments have not led to improvement.
How often can I use Dr Scholl's Freeze Away?
In most cases, only one treatment is needed for each wart. Plantar warts may need more than one treatment. Warts are usually gone in two weeks after treatment with freeze away. If a wart or part of it is still there two weeks after treatment, you may then safely treat it again.
What if freezing a wart doesn't work?
Surgical or other procedures. If salicylic acid and freezing medicine don't work, your health care provider may suggest one or more of the following treatments: Minor surgery. Your health care provider cuts away the wart or destroys it by using an electric needle (electrodesiccation and curettage).
Can freezing a wart make it worse?
If the warts are bothering you, make an appointment to have them treated again. Combining cryotherapy with another form of treatment may make it more likely that warts will go away and stay away. Plantar warts are hard, grainy skin growths that appear on the feet.
Should you put a Band-Aid on a wart after freezing?
The area treated with liquid nitrogen may also form a blister. You do not need to bandage the area until after the blister forms and breaks (which may be a few days).
Is it normal for a wart to turn black after freezing?
In most cases a blister will actually form within 3-6 hours. Often there is a small amount of bleeding into the blister which will turn it dark purple of black. This is expected and should not be cause for concern.
How long does it take for a wart to fall off after using Compound W?
Be patient as it takes up to 12 weeks to get rid of warts. One will need a bottle of wart medication like Occlusal-HP or Compound W, a roll of 1-inch surgical tape ('Micropore' or 'Blenderm' are good) and a pumice stone or emery board. The wart should be soaked in warm water for 10 or 15 minutes.
Can you use Compound W more than twice a day?
Official answer. According to the official instructions, you should keep applying Compound W Liquid one or two times per day until the wart is removed for up to 12 weeks. This would suggest the time it takes is related to the thickness of the skin in the area the wart is formed.
Should you cover a wart after using Compound W?
You may cover the area loosely with a bandage. Repeat this procedure 1 to 2 times daily for up to 2 weeks for corns and calluses and 12 weeks for warts or as directed by your doctor.