Suggest Treatment For Warts On The Arms

Posted on Wed, 18 Oct 2017

Question: This is the 2nd time in 2 years that i seem to have a wart breakout on my fingers, hands, and arms, they go away but are painful and itchy now, probably 20 total on both hands and arms, any idea of the cause or how to prevent it?

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Spreads

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Warts are result from virus called HPV. Once a wart appears it is likely to spread to other places on the body. They are difficult to treat even in the modern times.
Most warts resolve spontaneously on their own in couple of years.
If you want to treat them, I suggest you to try home techniques first. Always use lowest expensive treatment first and gradually to expensive ones. You can try painless ones first and go to painful ones.

Raw garlic clove juice can be applied at night for two weeks. If it does not help use duct tapes over it and remove them quickly. If these do not work.

Meet a Dermatologist for salicyclic acid prescription till 50%, it is very low cost lotion which can work wonders in most.

We are still in a stage of development of vaccines against HPV virus. So prevention is not possible.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar