I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the best
way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.

Thanks, Ken

"ken" <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:

  >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the best
  >way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.

The drugstore remedies work well.

None of the alternative remedies are any safer, and a couple
of them are highly caustic.

Tsu Dho Nimh

--
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his
shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you are a mile away
from him and you have his shoes.

"ken" <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote in message
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  > I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
  > best way short
of
  > scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.

Firstly, get a proper diagnosis.

Secondly, all of the following can be useful:

Podophyllin Aspirin (applied topically, not orally) Freezing
Burning Silver nitrate Surgery

A lot of GPs carry liquid nitrogen freezing equipment.

Tsu Dho Nimh is correct. However, I would make darn sure
that it is really a wart not something else, like a
precancerous lesion.

All the best,

Wyle

"Tsu Dho Nimh" <abacaxi~hotmail.com> wrote in message
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  > "ken" <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:
  >
     > >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
     > >best way short
of
     > >scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.
  >
  > The drugstore remedies work well.
  >
  > None of the alternative remedies are any safer, and a couple
  > of them are highly caustic.
  >
  >
  > Tsu Dho Nimh
  >
  > --
  > Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his
  > shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you are a mile away
  > from him and you
have his shoes.

How do you know it's a wart? A shoulder is a weird place for a
wart, but not a lesion, mole, skin tag, etc. Warts are caused
by papilloma viruses and usually are on the hands and feet.
Have a doctor look at it. If necessary, it should be biopsied.

If you expose your shoulders to the sun at all (most men go
shirtless at some point in their lives) then I would be
DOUBLY sure it's a wart. You don't want to be messing with
a melanoma.

Good luck.

Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP) Microbiology

ken wrote:
  >
  > I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
  > best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.
  >
  > Thanks, Ken

Salicylic acid is available as a wart remover in drugstores
and Walmart. It works really well.

On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:18:59 -0400, "ken"
<kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:

  >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the best
  >way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.
  >
  >Thanks, Ken

  > I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
  > best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.

I have erasers ranging from the things you get in a propelling
pencil (3mm across and 1cm long) to cuboidal art gum erasers
2cm square in cross-section and 10cm long. If what you've got
is shaped like either, and particularly the latter, you don't
need a removal treatment, you need a medical photographer to
put you in a textbook.

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I suggest you go to your Doctor and he could suggest any
treatments. You may need to get it checked out by a
dermatologist.

"ken" <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote in message
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  > I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
  > best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.
  >
  > Thanks, Ken

Several times, I've successfully used the following:

Put a drop of real Vitamin A on the wart. Cover with a
band-aid. Repeat when the band-aid falls off. The wart will
gradually recede.

Found this as one of several remedies in a book by a doctor.

In article <70qbouo2lruiml5sl859ocagt9k1g92ehd~4ax.com>,
sky-hi <sky-hi~sky-hi.com> wrote:

  > Salicylic acid is available as a wart remover in drugstores
  > and Walmart. It works really well.

Works well for what? Certainly not wart removal! Okay, maybe
that was just my personal experience.

  > On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:18:59 -0400, "ken"
  > <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:
  >
     > >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
     > >best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.

Go to your doctor. Liquid nitrogen is painful, but works. It's
more successful than salicylic acid and no more painful.

I've heard that bee venom works! Let a bee sting you right in
the middle of the wart. since the venom disolves the skin, it
kills the wart. In theory, it makes sense, but liquid nitrogen
(i.e., freezing) carries less risk, so I wouldn't try it....

Bill.

============== "The future is not what it used to be"
============== ===============

Since salicylic acid costs $2.50 at Walmart, it makes a lot of
sense to give it a try before blowing a bunch of money at the
doctors office.

It completely removed 2 of the 3 warts I used it on, and
fairly quickly. I was very pleased. The other one is quite
small, almost unnoticeable, except that I know where it is.
When it gets a little bigger, I'll try the acid again.

On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:52:40 GMT, Bill A-Usenet
<co-bc~shaw.ca> wrote:

  >In article <70qbouo2lruiml5sl859ocagt9k1g92ehd~4ax.com>,
  >sky-hi <sky-hi~sky-hi.com> wrote:
  >
     >> Salicylic acid is available as a wart remover in drugstores
     >> and Walmart. It works really well.
  >
  >Works well for what? Certainly not wart removal! Okay, maybe
  >that was just my personal experience.
  >
     >> On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:18:59 -0400, "ken"
     >> <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:
     >>
     >> >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is the
     >> >best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs. poultices etc.
  >
  >Go to your doctor. Liquid nitrogen is painful, but works.
  >It's more successful than salicylic acid and no more painful.
  >
  >I've heard that bee venom works! Let a bee sting you right in
  >the middle of the wart. since the venom disolves the skin, it
  >kills the wart. In theory, it makes sense, but liquid
  >nitrogen (i.e., freezing) carries less risk, so I wouldn't
  >try it....
  >
  >Bill.
  >
  >============== "The future is not what it used to be"
  >============== ===============

sky-hi wrote:
  >
  > Since salicylic acid costs $2.50 at Walmart, it makes a lot
  > of sense to give it a try before blowing a bunch of money at
  > the doctors office.
  >
  > It completely removed 2 of the 3 warts I used it on, and
  > fairly quickly. I was very pleased. The other one is quite
  > small, almost unnoticeable, except that I know where it is.
  > When it gets a little bigger, I'll try the acid again.

I've also heard that mashed garlic, applied as a poultice
works for wart removal. Haven't had an opportunity to try it.

sue

Hi, I have successfully used the following treatment - Place a
"Pinch" of Bicarbonate of Soda in the palm of your hand, put a
drop or two of Castor Oil on it to make a paste, place this
paste on one (only) of the warts/verrucas, cover with a
dressing, do this each night before you go to bed, it then has
8 hours or so to do its job, repeat for a few weeks until the
wart/verruca disappears - no burns or mess. It works 12 times
out of 10! If it does resct, skip a night or two of treatment.
I am a chiropodist, and my clients swear by it when they use
it on verrucas! The usual proviso applies - always consult
your doctor for medical problems! Seek his advice before you
try this!!!!!!!! My doctor goes back to his tribe every night,
God Bless him!

Anthony (Ireland)

"Bill A-Usenet" <co-bc~shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:co-bc-6EA109.03552822092002~shawnews.vc.shawcable.net...
  > In article <70qbouo2lruiml5sl859ocagt9k1g92ehd~4ax.com>,
  > sky-hi <sky-hi~sky-hi.com> wrote:
  >
     > > Salicylic acid is available as a wart remover in
     > > drugstores and Walmart. It works really well.
  >
  > Works well for what? Certainly not wart removal! Okay, maybe
  > that was just my personal experience.
  >
     > > On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:18:59 -0400, "ken"
     > > <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:
     > >
       > > >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is
       > > >the best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs.
       > > >poultices etc.
  >
  > Go to your doctor. Liquid nitrogen is painful, but works.
  > It's more successful than salicylic acid and no more
  > painful.
  >
  > I've heard that bee venom works! Let a bee sting you right
  > in the middle of the wart. since the venom disolves the
  > skin, it kills the wart. In theory, it makes sense, but
  > liquid nitrogen (i.e., freezing) carries less risk, so I
  > wouldn't try it....
  >
  > Bill.
  >
  > ============== "The future is not what it used to be"
  > ============== ===============

Bill A-Usenet <co-bc~shaw.ca> wrote:

  >Go to your doctor. Liquid nitrogen is painful, but works.
  >It's more successful than salicylic acid and no more painful.

I had 4 small plant warts next to each other. I went to the
dermatologist and got two applications of liquid nitrogen for
plantar warts (one week apart). It cost a bundle of money,
hurt like hell, couldn't walk for one day, took time to heal,
and *it didn't work*! I still had the 4 warts after the skin
healed. Never again. I then tried off-the-shelf salicylic
acid. 3 have been removed and I'm working on the last one.
Cost less than $10, there is no pain, but it's taking a
loooong time.

"Bill A-Usenet" <co-bc~shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:co-bc-6EA109.03552822092002~shawnews.vc.shawcable.net...
  > In article <70qbouo2lruiml5sl859ocagt9k1g92ehd~4ax.com>,
  > sky-hi <sky-hi~sky-hi.com> wrote:
  >
     > > Salicylic acid is available as a wart remover in
     > > drugstores and Walmart. It works really well.
  >
  > Works well for what? Certainly not wart removal! Okay, maybe
  > that was just my personal experience.
  >
     > > On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:18:59 -0400, "ken"
     > > <kenshireen~aaahawk.com> wrote:
     > >
       > > >I have a wart on my should-size of an eraser-what is
       > > >the best way short of scalpel to remove. Herbs.
       > > >poultices etc.
  >
  > Go to your doctor. Liquid nitrogen is painful, but works.
  > It's more successful than salicylic acid and no more
  > painful.
  >
  > I've heard that bee venom works! Let a bee sting you right
  > in the middle of the wart. since the venom disolves the
  > skin, it kills the wart. In theory, it makes sense, but
  > liquid nitrogen (i.e., freezing) carries less risk, so I
  > wouldn't try it....

And elderly patient of mine recently had 3 warts (pretty damn
big ones) removed from his back with liquid nitrogen & I was
under the impression when he went to the dermatologist that
would be the end of 'em. Instead he comes back with orders to
have Aldara cream (not what I would've expected for warts
*there*) applied daily with dressings applied afterward. It's
been almost 2 weeks & the things don't look so hot -- still
draining, not much in the way of healthy new tissue evident.
[We even contacted his doc, who said to continue with the
Aldara anyway until the next appt.] He has an appt. for
follow-up on Tuesday, so hopefully they'll change the
treatment to something more effective.

Michele