I am fairly desperate about some warts. I have been treated
for warts on my right hand for several years. I began treatment
for a clump of them near my knuckle in January 1995; for 11 months
I went to the dermatologist every 2-3 weeks for treatment. For
many months he used the freezing (cryo) method; they would blister,
be raw, heal,then we would do it again. Finally, for the last 3
months or so, he tried "hyfercation" on them, which was very pain-
ful unless he injected anaesthetic. After 11 months of a raw,
leaking hand, I gave up. Now the warts are getting really large
again, with a new one on another finger. I don't know what to do;
I can't spend another year with open wounds on my hand again! By
the way, we tried a couple of rounds of Tagamet, to no avail.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Answer ----------
I hate warts. Call around and see if any local dermatologists have a pulsed-dye laser that they are using for warts. I've had about 70% success with hand warts in 3-4 treatments. It's expensive but...
Also ask if anyone is doing contact sensitization treatment. This is a method of causing a dermatitis on the wart and this seems to trick the body into fighting the wart off. Good luck.
Eliot
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