Scholl Verruca Removal System 15 Plasters

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Read our guide to recognising the signs & symptoms of verrucas in children & find out more about the treatment options available Treatment for genital warts needs to be prescribed by a doctor. If you think you may have a genital wart, visit a sexual health or a GUM (genito-urinary medicine) clinic. We also provide a range of accessible treatment options at our Online Doctor – Genital Warts Treatment Service.*

Dermatology. Oxford handbook of general practice. Oxford Academic. academic.oup.com, published online June 2020 Freezing warts may also be effective. Many GPs and practice nurses are skilled at this. You can also get private treatment with cryotherapy from podiatrists. Liquid nitrogen is commonly used. The nitrogen is sprayed on or applied to the wart. Liquid nitrogen is very cold and the freezing and thawing destroys the wart tissue. To clear the wart fully it can need up to 4-6 treatment sessions, sometimes more. Each treatment session is a couple of weeks or so apart. Freezing treatment can be painful. Sometimes a small blister develops for a day or so on the nearby skin after treatment. Also, there is a slight risk of scarring the nearby skin or nail or damaging underlying tissues such as tendons or nerves. It is not suitable for younger children or for people with poor circulation. This is placed over the verruca and left for up to 6 days. Remove the tape and then soak your foot in warm water. Then scrape off any dead ski cells but do this gently. Leave the foot uncovered overnight before applying fresh duct tape the next day. Repeat this process for 1 to 2 months. Cryotherapy For genital warts, using a condom reduces the risk of transmission, but doesn't provide 100% protection as the virus may be on a part of the skin not covered by the condom.If you have a wart or verruca, taking the following measures may help to stop it spreading to other people. If you have any concerns about any of the information presented in the leaflet, discuss them with our online medical team or speak to a pharmacist. Who should not use Scholl Verruca Removal System? Some people believe that placing duct tape over a wart or verruca helps to get rid of it. There’s no clear explanation as to how this might work. It might be that the tape cuts off the oxygen supply to the wart or verruca. Or, the tape may irritate the skin, encouraging the body’s immune system to fight off the virus. This is especially the case for barefoot activities surrounding swimming pools. The plantar skin on the base of the feet gets soggy and is more easily damaged. There are some other treatments used by specialists if other treatments have failed. Treatment is not usually available on the NHS to treat warts and verrucas unless there are complications or they are very severe. It is available as a private (paid for) service from many podiatrists.

Warts are not harmful, but some people find them itchy, painful or embarrassing. Verrucas are more likely to be painful – like standing on a needle. You may need to use the treatment daily for up to three months. If your wart is becoming very sore though, stop the treatment for a few days and then restart. This is a freezing process in which liquid nitrogen is sprayed onto the verruca which kills the infected skin cells. This forms a blister which then dries out and falls off. Chemical treatment There’s some evidence that cryotherapy may help to remove warts and verrucas, but it hasn’t been shown to work any better than salicylic acid treatment. Not all GP practices carry out cryotherapy. And depending on where you live, it’s not always available on the NHS for wart and verruca treatment. This means you may need to pay to have the treatment privately. There is no need to treat warts if they are not causing you any problems. Half the number of children with warts will find they have disappeared within a year without any treatment. Two-thirds will have gone within two years. Sometimes warts last longer, particularly in adults or if you have a weakened immune system (immunosuppressed), in which cases warts may persist for many years.Warts on the soles of the feet are called verrucas. They’re quite common, as nearly one in three children or young people have them. They may be painful, but usually aren't harmful and generally clear up on their own. These are small round plasters soaked in salicylic acid and are applied to the verruca. You remove and replace these on a daily basis. Soak your foot first and then scrape away any infected areas before applying the plaster. Complications of verrucas Be careful about using products which contain salicylic acid if you suffer from diabetes or a vascular disease. Ask your GP for advice before you buy any of these products. Duct tape Nonetheless, it's important to familiarise with the side effects listed in the patient information leaflet provided with your medicine. Depending on the size of the wart or verruca, it can take a few weeks for Scholl Verruca Removal System to work.

Some wart and verruca treatments you can buy over the counter from a pharmacy or shop. You apply these yourself at home. Other wart removal treatments are carried out by a GP or specialist doctor. Wart and verruca creams and gels There are many different types of wart. There are differences in how they look and where they’re normally found on your body. We list some of the most common types affecting the skin on your hands, feet and other parts of your body below. We don’t include genital warts here. Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection and are treated differently to the other types of warts. Common wart There is a slight risk of malignancy in a verruca or wart but this is very rare. Preventing verrucas These are firm, raised growths with a rough surface – they might look like a very small cauliflower. They’re normally greyish-white or light brown, and usually a few millimetres across. This type of wart is most commonly found on your hands, fingers or knees. Verruca (plantar wart) You should avoid using Scholl Verruca Removal plasters with other verruca treatments unless your doctor has told you otherwise. Speak to your doctor or a pharmacist for advice. What should I do if I forget to apply Scholl Verruca Removal System when I should?Most warts go away on their own, but it can take up to two years so there are various treatment options which can help them disappear faster. Talk to your pharmacist for advice as not all of them are suitable for everyone. There are over-the-counter cryotherapy preparations that claim to remove warts and verrucas. These are a type of cryotherapy that you apply yourself at home. You can buy them at a pharmacy. They contain other gases that act to freeze the wart or verruca. However, there is very little evidence to support their use. They can’t freeze at temperatures as low as liquid nitrogen, so they’re unlikely to work as well. Specialist treatments You should always consult your doctor before using any new medicine if you are pregnant. Your doctor can discuss any risks posed to you and your baby. Duct tape (available online or from DIY shops) - while there is not a lot of evidence to support the use of using duct tape on its own, it might still be well worth trying, especially in children. The wart/s should be covered with duct tape for six days; if the tape falls off it should be replaced with a fresh piece. The tape should then be removed and the affected area soaked in luke-warm water and the wart pared down to remove any dead skin cells. The wart should then be left uncovered overnight and the duct tape reapplied once again in the morning. This process can be continued for up to two months. Duct tape might be more effective if a salicylic acid paint or gel is first applied to the wart before then covering in duct tape The chance of infection increases if your child’s skin is wet or damaged. After becoming infected, it can take weeks or sometimes months for a verruca to appear.