[Ansteorra] Duct Tape and Warts

meraud meraud at netzero.net
Mon Feb 10 15:49:09 PST 2003


Duck tape does work for removing wart. I had a dermatologist perscribe this
and super glue as a treatment to remove my son's warts last summer. You
change the duct tape every 2 days. We had tried over the counter stuff and
freezzing first. Neither worked. I thought at first the doctor was a
lunitic. I was desparte so I tried it. My son had little pain involves with
this treatment and all the warts were GONE within 2 weeks. Yes, skin did
come off each time I changed this "dressing". From what I could tell from my
5 year old son's reaction, it hurt less than the compound W and freezing.

Lady Meraud

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerita" <hpockets at verizon.net>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Duct Tape and Warts


> The question of using duct tape in a medical treatment plan is
interesting.
> I agree with one statement that has been made:  ask your own doc before
> doing this.  Most likely, the adhesive will stick to the top of the wart
> and, when you remove it 5 days or so later, tear the wart off too.  This
> Might work, if you put a wart-killing preparation on first.  Otherwise,
you
> may very well be left with a painful hole in your integument.  I've not
seen
> anything that says the adhesive is any more toxic than others out there,
> it's just that the stuff is meant to stick Forever.  I'm sure some of us
> have removed duct tape from skin and noticed this little factoid, too.
Ian,
> i think the SCA would be long-gone if this stuff were truly poisonous, as
> would the HVAC workers who handle it all day long.  It's the old story of
> using an item designed for x-use for something else.  Caveat Emptor. . . .
.
>
> Gerita
>
>
> > I kid you not!  This was published in a local heathcare flyer I get.
> > "Duct tape can remove warts.
> > Duct tape is a fixture in most toolboxes, but researchers have found
that
> it
> > also has a medical use -- remove of warts.  In a recent study, duct tape
> was
> > found to be more effective than freezing warts with liquid nitrogen, a
> > common method of wart removal."
> > Source: Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
> >
> > Cheers, Hillary
> > We did the over the counter meds and the duct tape. It worked
> > Donnel
> > Be very careful with this as the adhesive on duct tape is toxic (maybe
> > that's why the warts died!).
> >
> > Maleah
> >> So the info is check with doctors first.
> > I think I'd use the acid to kill the roots first. That sounds painful.
And
> > heaven forbid if you get the adhesive in the wound. I found out that
some
> > brands of the better stuff contain glues that are toxic to humans. I
don't
> > know HOW toxic though. Elrique
> >         If we haven't built up a tolerance by now, then basically the
> > entire SCA is doomed, no?
> > In Joyful Service,
> >       Iain MacCrimmon
>
>
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