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7 year old has wart on lipline

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Rasell · 07/04/2018 11:16

Hi there. My son has a small wart on his lip line, he's had it for around 5 months. It's gradually getting slightly bigger and is mildly irritating for him and I think they're contagious so I want to get rid of it, but the doctor said they don't deal with them. I got some freeze treatment but I've used it very gently as it says to not use on lips and it hasn't worked (tried twice over past 2 weeks). Can anyone advise me on how to get rid of it? Thank you!

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AjasLipstick · 07/04/2018 12:40

I got this off a site

Use a Banana Peel. Take a fresh banana, cut a small peice of the peel just big enough to cover the wart with a little excess, place on wart cover with medical tape and leave on over night. Do this till it's gone, our experience..it took three nights till the warts were gone for good. You can also try a mixture of Apple Cider Vinegar and distilled water 50/50. Put on the wart several times a day, let it dry. Good luck, six year olds may not be up for either one. I first tried the otc freezing chemicals on my daughter and forget the commercials...IT HURTS!

Getting your child to eat more potassium (eat the banana) may help too. Good Luck.

And this

Clear nail varnish does the trick! Paint the wart and replace when it flakes off as the wart shrinks works every time :)using coloured nailvarnish is unsightly.

And this

One technique, that I inferred and then experimented on myself, was using a piece of an adult aspirin, that I taped directly onto the wart, with a circular bandaid. Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid. My logic was since an aspirin is safe to eat, it should be OK if it absorbs into me, via the wart. It is a moderately mild acid, which I was hoping would O.D. the wart with moderate acid conditions.

I placed about a 1/4 adult aspirin (size of the wart), on the wart, overnight. In the morning, when I took off the bandaid, I had what appeared to be a chemical or acid burn on the wart and beyond it. It was not painful, but the wart and the skin around the wart was all milky white. It was like the skin was going to form a water blister. After I washed off the skin, about 1-2 hours, later the healthy skin got its healthy pink color back, but the wart never recovered. The ideal technique is to make the aspirin piece not much bigger than the wart, to avoid friendly fire.

This technique killed 2-3 warts, that had appeared at that time. The third, although also appearing dead at first, did grow back. After that I stop the experiment and said, the check with it. The third wart never really amounted to anything, but eventually dry up in its own. It was weak enough for immune system to get it.

I am not sure if my experiment is safe for a small child's tender face flesh. My hide; skin, is tough and narly. It may be possible, for a child, to try a piece of baby aspirin, that is no larger than the wart. This will reduce the acid concentration by 90%. Also don't leave the aspirin on as long as I did, at first. Start with a few hours or until the wart starts to show chemical whiting.

Another possible way is to use a skin or face lotion that is readily absorbed into the skin. Mix aspirin into the lotion and apply that for a few hours. You will need to do some development work. You may try it on yourself first two see how it feels and behaves. Old time doctors always experimented on themselves, first, to make sure they do no harm.

To me the last one seems the most sensible...

CrazyDuchess · 07/04/2018 12:44

Are you sure it's not a cold sore? I am wincing at the thought of using a freezing treatment on a child's face especially when not recommended.

Get your child to a GP/pharmacist asap

Rasell · 07/04/2018 16:03

No it's not a cold sore. I asked in boots for a product suitable for children and told her where it is, but the packaging says not to use on the lips so I barely touched it, hence the lack of effect. My GP doesn't deal with warts, I tried to make an appointment. No need to wince. Thanks for your comment, though - always nice to come on mumsnet for advice and instead get a telling off. I wondered if anyone could recommend anything but I'll take him to the pharmacist.

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Rasell · 07/04/2018 16:09

Wow! Thank you so much, what a list of remedies! Xxx

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CrazyDuchess · 07/04/2018 17:02

Sorry wasn't meant to come across as a telling off.

Rasell · 07/04/2018 17:24

Sorry...I'm probably being oversensitive! Thanks for your concern xx

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