I thought that if they froze the area, it would prevent nerve sygnals from being passed to the brain.
Yes, I know it is my fault for waiting so long to take care of it. I thought warts were pretty minor and common things.
2006-07-15 18:56:22 · 7 answers · asked by ♫Hope♫ 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The freezing was done by a resident doctor. Not at home.
2006-07-15 19:03:26 · update #1
It hurts because the nerves in the that area are also feeling the effects. Not only is the wart being frozen, but the area around and below is also getting frozen- this is why dermatologict will tell you that warts in certain areas cannot be frozen- another method must be used. These areas with lots of nerve endings if frozen will cause a lot of pain and probable nerve damage.
How much it hurts depends on where the freezing is taking place- it would probably hurt more to have a wart on your finger frozen than one on your leg. This is because there are more nerve endings on your fingers (they are more sensitive) than in your legs.
I had warts on my fingers- Some of them I was able to freeze, but some were situated right where there are a lot of nerve endings- I would've risked a lot of pain and nerve damage- so I had to use prescription wart cream (Aldara) and duct tape as well. I also waited years before seeing a doctor. Let me tell you getting wart on your fingers frozen hurt- I had to take advil a few times. It'd would've been so much easier if I'd just told my parents when they formed instead of waiting until they noticed years later.
2006-07-18 23:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by Temperance 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 20:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 02:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the drug store or even Target or Walmart or a grocery store and buy wart remover. They have one that has Salicylic Acid in it that you apply to the wart every day over the course of several weeks (read and follow the directions on the bottle). They also have one that freezes warts off. I haven't tried that one yet, but it's probably faster (and more painful) Make sure what's on your hand is a wart and not a mole or something else before you start treating it with wart remover.
2016-03-16 00:26:20 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freezing is different from anaesthetizing. Freezing is simply making the area cold; it hurts the same way that your hand would if you stuck it in snow for ten minutes and then promptly warmed it. Most skin nerves are responsive to either changes in temperature or pressure, and, since you're creating a drastic change in temperature, your body signals that this is not 'normal'.
2006-07-15 19:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by biosafety_level_4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally, if you apply extreme freezing temperature to your skin, the nerve signals will react to the freezing cold, causing pain to the area since not only is the skin freezing, but more so the nerves and blood vessels. Put freezing ice in any part of your body for a long period and you get the idea. So it's normal that when freezing your wart, it will hurt.
2006-07-15 19:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by Ryoga316 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had three warts frozen, and it didn't hurt at all. Strange.
2006-07-15 18:59:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋