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Veruccas

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Pennies · 02/07/2006 12:53

Does anyone know how long it takes for a verucca to go away without treatment?

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tyedye · 02/07/2006 13:25

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Seona1973 · 02/07/2006 13:34

found this online:

Treatment

Eventually verrucas will disappear on their own without treatment. However, this can take years so most people choose to have them treated.

Don't try to dig or cut them out.

A wart paint or gel containing salicylic acid, used every day, will help remove the hardened skin. Soak the verruca in water for a few minutes then dry it before applying treatment.

Freezing a verruca with liquid nitrogen speeds up the process by partly killing the virus and partly destroying the skin that the virus lives in. The freezing feels cold during treatment, like putting an ice cube on your skin, and sometimes feels a little sore afterwards. Occasionally the skin blisters but this is usually nothing to worry about. For small verrucas, a single freezing treatment is often enough, while larger verrucas often need repeated treatments every two to four weeks. Your GP may offer this treatment in their surgery.

Hardened skin can be safely removed using a pumice stone or emery board - do not to be too vigorous.

Tea-tree oil is well known for treating verrucas and warts on other parts the body. Another natural treatment that can be effective is to apply the inside of a banana skin to the verruca. Rub the inner skin against the verruca for a few minutes two or three times a day or cut out a piece of banana skin large enough to cover the verruca, tape it over the verruca to hold it in place, and leave it overnight.

Having verrucas doesn't mean you can't go swimming. Provided you wear verruca socks (available in different sizes from the pharmacist) you will not pass verrucas to other people and you won't get any more either.

tyedye · 02/07/2006 13:37

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jambuttie · 02/07/2006 14:33

I got a verruca in turkey in 1998. In 2002 I had to get laser surgery-very sore, to remove it as it did not respond to treatment at all.

It has now came back

jabberwocky · 02/07/2006 14:37

Surprisingly easy and effective treatment detailed here

Yorkiegirl · 02/07/2006 14:42

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auntyquated · 02/07/2006 14:58

read this thread

dd no longer has her verruca we kept filing it and then it fell off!!

jambuttie · 02/07/2006 15:46

so to get this right

you out a bit of banana skin on your foot and left it there is that right????

TinyGang · 02/07/2006 16:02

How interesting about the banana skin. AQ I take it your dd's went back in January then after the banana skin treatment? May I ask please how long did you do it for? I'm guessing about a month from the thread dates?

I took dd to the doctor last week because she has three (caught at swimming I guess).
He was reluctant to freeze them and said to leave for now. Maybe I'll give the bananas a try

I think I'll try and get some of those special socks for my other children too so they don't pick one up in the first place.

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