My daughter has a wart on her hand?

Question

Any ideas what I might be able to do?

Answer 1

this might sound really stupid or an old wives tale i wouldnt ov believed it myself only it worked for me i had about 3 warts on my hand and i put the juice from the stems of a few dandelions on to the warts 2 days later they went black and after a week they fell off try it .its honestley the truth but put lots of the sap on the wart.it worked for me

Answer 2

I had a wart on my foot when I was younger, and I went to the doctor to have them freeze it off. They say it's painless, but it is not anything like painless. And the wart didn't go away. I eventually used an over the counter medicine with salicylic acid (I think it was 8% salicylic acid) and it cleared up in a few weeks. You need follow the instructions really well, though, and that involves applying the medicine every day and keeping the area very clean, which could be difficult depending on how old your daughter is.

Answer 3

Try the at home kits that freeze the wart off or the band-aids for warts. Depending on the size of the wart, those products may or may not work. If anything, take her to the doctor so they can remove it. That is the most effective way!

I've heard people wrap them in duct tape, but that sounds a little strange!

Answer 4

Multiple options are present:

* Applying salicylic acid--You can treat warts on places such as the hands, feet or knees by putting salicylic acid (one brand name: Compound W) on the warts. To get good results, you must apply the acid every day for many weeks. After you take a bath or shower, pat your skin dry lightly with a towel. Then put salicylic acid on your warts. The acid sinks in deeper and works better when it is applied to damp skin. Before you take a shower or a bath the next day, use an emery board or pumice stone to file away the dead surface of the warts.
* Duct tape treatment-- Covering a wart with duct tape may also help because it irritates the wart and the skin around it, causing the body to attack it. Cover the wart with duct tape for up to a week. Then remove the tape, soak the wart in water and rub it gently with an emery board or a pumice stone. Leave the tape off overnight, then repeat treatment until the wart goes away. If this is not successful after 2 months, see your doctor to try another approach.
* Applying cantharidin--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 some pain and blistering of the wart in about 3 to 8 hours. After treatment with cantharidin, a bandage 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 suggest another treatment.
* Applying liquid nitrogen--Your doctor may use liquid nitrogen to freeze the wart. This treatment is called cryotherapy. Applying liquid nitrogen to the wart causes a little discomfort. To completely remove a wart, liquid nitrogen treatments may be needed every 1 to 3 weeks for a total of 2 to 4 times. If no improvement is noted, your doctor may recommend another type of treatment.
* Other treatments for warts on the skin--Your doctor can also remove warts on the skin by burning the wart, cutting out the wart or removing the wart with a laser. These treatments are stronger, but they may leave a scar. Ask your doctor about risks and benefits before you decide what kind of treatment to have for your warts.

Answer 5

/ Two EASY ways to get rid of warts... 1. Laser, but that feels like small electricity stings or 2. Liquid Nitrogen on a cotton swab, and held on the wart for approx. 20 seconds (about 4 times). The wart will turn white, then eventually turn black, then it will fall off, and the skin will be normal within 2 weeks with no signs of anything out of the ordinary.

Answer 6

you can buy verrucca and wart plasters, i can't think of the name, but the chemist will know what i mean. They are little round ones with another bit that goes on first. They make the wart go soft, and guey, then each night you have to rub at it with an emery board, after a few days it goes black and will come off with rubbing. It was the only thing that worked for my daughter's verrucca.

Answer 7

I had them on my hands when I was small. I went to the doctor and made an appointment to get treatment with liquid nitrogen. It burns like hell, but it definately helped. The only thing is that the wart went black and was more noticeable for a short time before it healed.

They can also just disappear on their own...give it a little time.

Answer 8

They have over the counter frezz off. And if you do not want that.. As silly as it sounds Duct Tape works great as a home remady..Worked on my sons wart..The thought of the med scared him when he was young.Also haveing her wash her hands more often helps.

Answer 9

either get a wart treatment from chemist or what worked for me was covering it in clear nail varnish, it cuts off the air supply so the wart dies then drops off, good luck. ps does not hurt at all

Answer 10

You don't give her age. The options are any of the over the counter wart paints or going to your GP for nitrogen freezing.