wart band aid question?

Question

ok please dont tell me to use the freeze method i just want a straightforward answer.... ok so ive had this wart for about a year now i finally decided it was time to take action so i got the bandaid ive had for about a week now and wat i want to know is how is it supposed to look like when its dying? is it supposed to be white and decayed looking because thats what it looks like

i would also like to know that if it decayed looking should i try to pull it off or wait for it to come off by it self?

and after this wart comes off which is what it looks like will it regrow or something because theres the little hole that the wart occupied which im hoping a scab will grow over please answer as soon as you can

and to be exact i use dr scholls band aid wart remover

hmm ic but i revised my question and i forgot to point it that its on the finger does that make a difference let me give a few more details the actual bump or wart is peeling off and i can see the skin underneath only a little bit of it is attached its like a loose tooth basically what i want to know is if i should take it off completely or let it get off by itself by the means of the wart killer i can also see a little bit of what i think may be the roots so should i get it off or is it actually being cured now and being removed finally

Answer 1

okay....the white and dead looking part is the salicylic acid (the active ingredient in most wart removers) literally burning the skin where it touches. now, i had a very persistent plantar's wart on my foot, although i kept reapplying the stuff, it never went totally away. the dr. froze it to no avail.

then, i went to see a foot specialist, and here's what he said (and this totally worked). buy a wart remover liquid called duofilm. he said he had no idea why (because the % of medicine was the same as other brands), but he said this brand seems to have something that makes it more effective. you can get it at walgreens for about 10.00. put it on the wart daily (you can cover with a bandaid if you want). when the skin starts to get white and nasty, get a pair of tweezers and gently (NOT bleeding) pick away the white part of the skin until you get to the layer that's not white. do this before you apply the medicine. what you are doing is ensuring the medicine is actually reaching the wart. warts can grow down in the skin, and you have to remove the outer layers to get the medicine on the wart. now, when you reapply the medicine to the newly exposed skin, it WILL sting and burn a bit. but i continued it for 2 weeks until i was sure the thing was gone, and it has never come back. make sure that you disinfect the tweezers with alcohol before you work on the wart and after. practice good hand washing technique, and GOOD LUCK!

***edit*** I believe that procedure should be the same on your finger. If you can see a black dot, or the root, you need to keep removing dead skin and applying medication until you see no more. Basically, as the commenter below me said, you will create a small crater in that spot, and it will be tender. But if you can see the black area still, keep applying the Duofilm. Try to be patient; this can take a few weeks.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes, it is supposed to look like that. You can take alcohol, wipe off the area, and let it dry, then take an X-acto knife blade or razor (wiped also with alcohol) and trim off the dead tissue as far as you can without discomfort. It may bleed. That would not be unusual. You may see black spots down in there. That is okay too. If you get too tender, take a couple days break from treatment, then resume. The wart medicine can better penetrate soft skin and won't have to work through so many layers to kill off your wart if you get rid of the dead tissue.

Warts are a virus and often recur, so don't be surprised if you get it back or get new ones. Sometimes they go away and never come back, so there is no exact answer on what will happen for you.

If the area gets sore, apply a foam circle (sold in foot care section of drug store) or moleskin over it for comfort. It is likely you will have a crater where the wart was, but new, healthy skin will fill that in from the bottom up. Having a empty spot is normal and okay.

It is unlikely, but if you get signs of an infection such as increased pain, swelling, redness, then seek treatment. Rinse the area with salt water (1/4 teaspoon salt to one cup water boiled and cooled) twice a day, apply antibiotic salve twice daily, and see a doctor if it is not improved or gone in three days.

Sometimes people use both the acid and the freezing to speed up the demise of their wart. If you do that, you trim off the dead, white skin, freeze as directed, then apply your acid, with a waterproof covering/band-aide.

The key is that if you are going to trim the dead skin off, use something that has been disinfected. Do not apply ointments due to spreading of wart virus.

That is the long and short of it. Warts take a long time to get rid of sometimes and often come back or grow in new places. Don't get discouraged. You're doing a great job.

There are dermatolgy sites on the net and WebMD if you need further help. Best of luck!

Answer 4

Traditional Treatments for Warts

Laser Surgery

Warts can be removed through laser but this treatment may leave a scar, and can be painful. A stream of laser light is directed at the infected site to destroy the wart. May not destroy viral root and wart may return.


Electro-cauterization

A heated electric wire is applied to the growth and destroys the wart. I don’t even need to discuss how much this hurts.

Canthardin Treatments

Your doctor may use cantharidin on your warts. With this treatment, the doctor "paints" the chemical onto the wart. Most people don't feel any pain when the chemical is applied to the wart. You'll experience severe pain and blistering of the wart in about 3 to 8 hours. After treatment with cantharidin, a bandage or tape is put over the wart. The bandage can be removed after 24 hours. When mixtures of cantharidin and other chemicals are used, the bandage is removed after 2 hours. When you see your doctor again, he or she will remove the dead skin of the wart. If the wart isn't gone after one treatment, your doctor may give you another treatment. This method is extremely painful and uncomfortable with a varying success rate.


Surgical Excision

First the wart area is injected with Lidocaine to numb it. This procedure alone is very painful. Then the wart is removed by cutting out the infected area, usually leaving a scar.


Cryosurgery or Freezing with Nitrogen

Warts may be frozen with liquid nitrogen but will require several visits to the doctor's office. Liquid nitrogen is applied directly to the wart in order to freeze the growth and destroy the infected tissue. This procedure is very painful and in some cases requires that an injection of Lidocaine to numb the area before the freezing procedure can begin. The numbing treatment sometime hurts as much as the freezing. Especially in plantar’s warts. There is generally scarring with this procedure.


40% Salicylic Acid, Nitric Acid, etc.

Warts can be treated with salicylic or nitric acid solution but you must apply the acid every day for many weeks. Extreme burning, scarring and enlargement of wart tissue are common. This is a common method used, and there are many over the counter product available that contain these acids. Unfortunately, they are only about 30% effective in wart treatment.

Answer 5

Safely & Permanently Remove Moles, Warts and Skin Blemishes

Answer 6

1) The bandaide hides the wart. 2) There is a medicine inside the pad of the bandaid that dissolves warts & removes them. Simply wash your hands & dry. Apply bandaide directly over wart & wrap securley but don't make it too tight. Each day, apply a clean bandaide until the wart is gone. If you're real concerned, you could go to the store & just read the back of one of the bandaid boxes.

Answer 7

SOMETIMES THE VIRUS , VERRUCA VULGARIS, CAUSES WARTS IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
THIS LOCATION FILL HEAL COMPLETELY WHEN NEW PINK SKIN GROWS OVER THE SITE.