someone tell me your VERUCCA duct tape success story

[FluffyMummy123]

as we embark on it
s1
terrible ones all over feet for ?4 yrs

I checked their feet this morning just incase something had developed overnight...nowt.
T'is v. disappointing.
However......
ds2 gets these whitehead spots behind his knees and he's got a big one. I've no idea what they are, but leave small holes in his otherwise perfect skin.
I'm going to have to butter him up to get my hands on that though, the last one left him traumatized for months!

I will be trying this...
I have a verucca the size of a penny... a pre decimal penny I've had it for years and years. I've tried every thing... well except the duct tape.

I will report back how it goes!

day 6 in the verucca house

have had to upgrade duct tape for increased stickiness

Are they looking dead yet?

Had a MAJOR verruca success last week with DS1!

He had a patch about the size of a 50p near his heel absolutely covered in them. Have been freezing the buggers for weeks to no avail. Decide to go to the Drs for drastic action at half term. In the meantime thought that I might have a little fiddle.

Soak DS's foot and arm myself with headtorch, file and tweezers. Scrape off dead skin. Verrucas appear quite visible, give one a prod with the tweezers and it pulls out. So so the rest - HOW satisfying.

They've all gone now dissappointly

I think I've missed my vocation.

Oh my god. Awesome. Lol at headtorch

Sometimes you need specialist equipment

I got rid of a real stubborn long term verrucca with duct tape.

When it finally came out, it left a lovely crater in my foot!

S1 worried by holes. Do they bleed? He has so many he won't be able to walk.
Did the rival of one get rid of all?

Slight craters here, no bleeding - barely noticeable after a week.

No bleeding - but my blighter took a few weeks to go completely. You could see it was improving though as the weeks went on, and it is immensly satisfying when lumps come out stuck to the tape (& it didn't hurt).

I have had this verruca thingy on my foot for years... And it drives me bonkers. I am now going to the kitchen drawer of bits and bobs and going to stun my DP with my silver duct toes tonight in bed.

If they are really really stubborn then put some vinegar on cotton wool over the verruca then duct tape over the top. Cleared my long standing verrucas but was extremely painful so only use as a last resort.

A dermatologist told me that you have to leave it on for 3 WEEKS!..or if it falls off, pop another bit straight on.

This thread is making me want verrucas. I had NO idea they had this potential for being pulled out like little plugs, how totally fascinating!

Ah well. Maybe when the kids are older.

Arf at Balsamic

I used white wine vinegar because that was all I had. I used to put the cotton wool on at night (only a little bit just enough to cover the verruca) and tape over it. I would take it off in the morning and put fresh tape on.

No one is entirely sure why the duct tape or vinegar works it may not be suffocation as such. One theory is that for some reason your immune system does not recognise the verruca as a viral invader so doesn't attack it the duct tape and/or vinegar creates a localised source of irritation that causes your body to "notice" the verruca and that your body the then destroys it.

My verrucas turned black within a couple of days of starting the vinegar but I can't emphasise enough it bloody hurt but I had tried years of bazooka, freezing etc without success.

Worked on mine that was there for seven years, took week and half continously on

It's not duct tape you need it's this stuff much gummier than duct tape.

right, i have had one barsteward of a verruca for years, has resisted all incoming missiles of various sorts (creams, paints, freezing, scraping etc) so i shall head to Homebase tomorrow, get some silver tape, and report back in 3 weeks!!!

Arf, has visions of many mumsnetters all buying duct tape for their medicine cabinets - buy your shares in duct tape manufacturers now ladies!!