Remove a Juvenile Wart

Juvenile warts (also known as flat warts) are more common in children and adolescents. There are several different methods used to remove a juvenile wart. As with other types of warts, juvenile warts are caused by the human papilloma virus or HPV. This virus thrives in warm moist areas and is commonly found on public bathroom floors and the areas around swimming pools.

The virus usually enters the body through small cuts or breaks in the skin. Often it is contracted after walking barefoot in public swimming pools, shower areas or changing rooms, and so this should be avoided if you want to limit your exposure to the virus.

The human papilloma virus is contagious and is easily transferred from one individual to another. Sometimes a person can carry the virus for several months or even years, before any sign of a wart appears. Therefore, it is difficult to determine precisely when and how the person contracted the virus.

Although juvenile warts pose no health risk or very little, they do tend to increase in number. It is therefore important to treat them as soon as possible.

An important reason why they should be treated quickly is that as they usually occur on the face, arms, hands and knees, so that they can seriously affect the confidence of the sufferer. Particularly children may become embarrassed that their peers can see the warts and may become withdrawn and unwilling to mix with others.

There are many options for the removal of a wart. Unfortunately, many of these are not very effective, and some of them can leave a scar just as bad as the wart. Some treatments can help kill the wart, but they don’t always stop it recurring.

One option to remove a juvenile wart is surgery. The three types used on warts are Electro surgery, Cryosurgery, and Laser therapy.

In Electro surgery a needle is heated and used to remove the warts.

Cryosurgery is a process that freezes the wart by applying dry ice to it.

Laser Therapy involves using a laser beam to burn the wart off.

With all three of these surgical treatments there are serious drawbacks. In all three an anaesthetic is usually given to reduce the pain but this process is still painful. The complete removal of a wart may require several treatments spread over a number of weeks and more often than not a scar is left after the treatment.

There are several home remedy type treatments that you can try to remove a wart. Some of these work better than others. Ingredients that have been shown to be effective over the years are Castor oil, tea tree oil, aloe vera, and garlic. Many of the over the counter products available will also contain some of these. Recently new recipes have become available which use items commonly available in the home to produce a mixture which will very effectively remove a wart in just a few days, and when the wart has gone there is little or no scarring.

Details of the easiest and best way to remove a wart can be found at Remove a Wart Info