How to Remove Warts - Clinical and Home Removal Methods

Warts generally appear in the genital area as a result of catching a sexually transmitted disease from an infected partner. There is generally a negative stigmatism associated with having genital warts. Genital warts are generally uncomfortable and can cause a constant itching and burning sensation. They are also very unsightly in appearance. Once infected with a sexually transmitted disease, the most pressing question is how to remove warts.

Most patients will prefer to treat genital warts in the safety and privacy of their own homes. At home treatment methods require the topical application of a cream. The cream is applied directly to the infected area. At home treatment methods will require multiple applications applied over several days to remove the warts. At home methods will not result in immediate remove of the warts but they provide privacy that most patients prefer.

Immediate removal of warts will require treatment that can only be performed in a doctor’s office. A doctor will do a full physical examination to determine the extent of the outbreak of your genital warts. From this examination the doctor can recommend several different methods of treatment to remove warts.

The most common method of treatment involves the process of actually freezing the warts. The warts will be killed by being subjected to the freezing temperature in liquid nitrogen. This treatment method is called Cryotherapy. Cryotherapy requires the application of liquid nitrogen to each and every wart in order to kill it. This method of treatment does not remove the HPV virus from the body. It just removes the warts which are the visual indicators of an outbreak of HPV.

Doctors can also use a laser to treat genital warts. The laser is used to burn the wart and kill it. The use of the laser requires the patient to undergo local anesthesia. A local anesthesia just numbs the area where the laser will be applied. The patient retains all feeling in the rest of their body except for the area to be treated. Laser treatment is a more invasive procedure than cryotherapy. Patients that undergo laser treatment may require a day or longer to recover from the procedure. Most patients are able to undergo the laser treatment and return to work the next business day.

The most involved treatment involves loop electrosurgical excision procedure or LEEP. LEEP uses a low voltage wire to burn the wart and remove it from the skin. LEEP requires the application of local anesthesia.

Even though treatment done in a doctor’s office results in an immediate killing of the genital warts, this does not prevent the virus from reoccurring in the future. There is no known cure for HPV. Once a person is infected with the virus there is no way to remove it from the body. The virus can remain dormant for many months or years before resulting in another outbreak of genital warts. Patients that undergo treatment in a doctor’s office can expect to have to undergo repeated treatments in the future when another outbreak occurs.

Dermatend is our #1 recommended skin tag, wart and mole treatment - click here to read our Dermatend review!