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Painful Wart Growing From Thumb Nail. Removed Surgically, Keeps Coming Back. Solution?

I have a large wart growing from my thumb nail for years, it grows very big, it sticks out from the side of my thumb about the size a little larger then a pea, it throbs with pain, I have had it surgically removed 3 times, it keeps coming back, the surgeon said he cut it right to the bone, removed nail, he just said we will try again surgical, I don t seem it much point, it s been 3 times now, don t seem much point going back again, will I have this forever, is there anything I can do? I tried all the treatments prior to my 3 attempts of surgery.
Mon, 19 Aug 2013
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hi, it needs to b removed now . but if it reappears this time after surgery, when it's small size, u can opt for chemical cautery of it . thanks
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Painful Wart Growing From Thumb Nail. Removed Surgically, Keeps Coming Back. Solution?

hi, it needs to b removed now . but if it reappears this time after surgery, when it s small size, u can opt for chemical cautery of it . thanks