Treatment for warts

When is laser  better than surgery for removing warts?

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

One review of 52 clinical trials of various cutaneous wart treatments concluded that topical treatments containing salicylic acid were the best supported, with an average cure rate of 75% observed with salicylic acid compared with 48% for placebo in six placebo-controlled trials including a total of 376 participants. The reviewers also concluded that there was little evidence of a significant benefit of Cryotherapy over placebo or no treatment.

Ref: Gibbs S, Harvey I, Sterling JC, Stark R (2003), "Local treatments for cutaneous warts", Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD001781

Surgery may be necessary when other treatment methods fail. This would involve numbing the region around the wart and cutting out the wart.

It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for the symptoms and a proper clinical examination.

Let us know if you need any other information and post us on how he is doing.

Regards.