Not so traditional wart remedy
After having tried freezing and acid (Duofilm) treatments, I decided to ask the nurse at my local GP to cut out this wart that was slowly getting on my nerves. “Have you tried duck/duct tape?” was her reply.Two weeks later, the wart is hardly there anymore.After doing a search, the internet revealed that Wikipedia has a lot of information on this issue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape_. I guess their conclusion is that the judge is out on its efficacy. However, many people including myself have had some very good results! Origin of treatment (time and location) unknown.
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From Wiltshire (UK) in the 2000s
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Do you know of any alternative approaches? Are you aware of any similar ones?
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handyman35 says:
17 June | 11:57
Sorry forgot - for more evidence, see: http://www.ducttapeguys.com/hmo/index.html
ArkAngel says:
17 July | 18:35
Handyman, I can't make your link work - have you got the address right? Would be really interested to read it
ArkAngel says:
17 July | 18:39
Actually just spotted it in Perspectives section to the right of this. "This treatment is often called by the name duct tape occlusion therapy." ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape) There's another article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape_occlusion_therapy "a controversial method for treating warts by keeping them covered with duct tape for an extended period. The putative mechanism is not well understood and is likely a result of stimulation of the host immune system."