Quickest Way to Remove a Wart

Warts are fleshy bumps caused by a virus that can appear just about anywhere on the body. There are different names for warts depending on where they are found, but they are generally similar in appearance and no one is ever happy to find that they have one. Fortunately there are several treatment options that can get rid of warts, and some of them work quickly.

Medical Treatment

• Make an appointment with your doctor and let him or her know you want the problem dealt with quickly. He or she will be able to destroy a wart almost instantly, using cryotherapy (freezing), electrocautery (burning), or a laser. If you do not want to undergo any these treatments, a doctor can still prescribe strong medication that will take care of a stubborn wart.

Over-the-Counter Products

• Buy a wart treatment kit from the local drugstore or grocery store. There are pads, creams, and liquids available, most made with salicylic acid. Though these products do not guarantee rapid wart removal, if applied daily for several weeks they are highly effective as well as painless.

Home Remedies

• Experiment with home remedies. Do-it-yourself treatment is cheap, and there are several techniques that have earned a good reputation for eliminating warts. In particular, daily application of tape (duct tape or medical tape) works by smothering a wart and gradually destroying it. Daily application of apple cider vinegar is also a popular wart treatment.