Flat Warts Treatments
Flat Warts What You Need To Know
Flat warts are a type of wart caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Flat warts are most common among children. They are small, often the size of a pinhead, and have flat tops. As many as 100 flat warts can cluster up together. They can be pink, light brown, yellow, or the skin-colored and tend to appear on the face and forehead; however they can also grow on the neck, arms and hands.
What are the signs and symptoms?
They are small, often the size of a pinhead, and have flat tops. As many as 100 flat warts can cluster up together. They can be pink, light brown, yellow, or skin-colored. Flat warts tend to appear on the face and forehead; however, they can also grow on the neck, arms, and hands.
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What are the causes?
What are the causes? Like other types of warts, flat warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This virus enters the body through breaks in the skin and can be transmitted from person to person through direct or indirect contact. Flat warts are often spread by shaving.
Types Of Treatments
Laser Electrical Cauterization (Preferred) – Genital wart cauterization is the medical practice of burning the tissue with an electrical laser to get rid of the infection. This genital wart treatment is highly effective, healing and recovery is faster, immediate cure with less than 5% chance of re-occurrence.
Surgical Removal (not recommended) – Reserved for rare cases of cancerous appearing lesions. Tissue type diagnosis. Your doctor will need to examine and discuss treatment procedures upon booking an appointment fully. Chance of re-occurrence of 30-40%
Freezing (not recommended) – This genital wart treatment otherwise known as cryotherapy involves freezing the wart with liquid nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen is applied to and around the wart, freezing the wart. As the skin heals, the lesions slough off, allowing new skin to appear. Chance of re-occurrence of 50-60%
Creams (not recommended) – Prescription genital wart creams are to be applied directly to the wart; they work by boosting your immune system’s ability to fight genital warts. Chance of re-occurrence greater than 70%
Beatle Juice Injection / 5FU Treatment (not recommended) – applied by a healthcare provider, creates a blister, and the wart/molluscum peels off with the blister.
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