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This article was co-written by Heather Richmond, MD. Heather Richmond is a national board-certified dermatologist at the Center for Laser Surgery and Dermatology in Houston, Texas. With over nine years of experience, Dr. Richmond specializes in comprehensive dermatology including medical, surgical and cosmetic procedures. She graduated with honors from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. She earned her medical degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, where she was accepted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Association. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and worked as a resident in dermatology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston. Richmond is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Society of Dermatological Surgery, the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Texas and Houston Dermatology Association.
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Warts usually go away on their own. However, for warts that are easily seen on the face, most people want to get rid of them quickly. This article will show you several ways to get rid of warts on your face.
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Get rid of warts on the face with home ingredients
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Try apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar can be used for all types of warts. The acid in apple cider vinegar attacks the wart skin, peeling the wart from the surrounding healthy skin back in and carrying the virus away. Apple cider vinegar is safe to use on the face and other parts of the body. Dilute apple cider vinegar with water in a 1:1 ratio. [1] X Research Source
- In fact, the malic and lactic acids in vinegar can help soften and exfoliate the skin.
- These ingredients are often used to treat acne on the face.
- To apply apple cider vinegar, you need to dip a cotton ball in vinegar (half submerged) and then apply it to the wart on your face. After that, you should use tape to stick the cotton pad on for about 24 hours.
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Crush garlic to make a mask. The caustic effect of garlic will cause warts on the face to blister and peel off after 1 week. The allicin in garlic has antiviral properties that help kill many viruses, including human papillomavirus (HPV). [2] X Research Source
- Crush garlic and apply it on the wart on the face.
- Use adhesive tape to fix garlic for about 24 hours.
- Change garlic and duct tape daily.
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Try lemon juice. Lemon is an everyday ingredient with many cleansing properties. The citric acid in lemons contains vitamin C, which is believed to be able to kill the virus that causes warts. In addition, lemon helps soften the wart to make it easier to remove. [3] X Research Sources
- Apply lemon to the warts on your face at least 3 times a day.
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Apply tape over the wart. Although it has not been medically tested, many people say this method works quickly. Adhesive bandages work by way of how the body reacts to the substances in the tape. Using adhesive tape will irritate the skin, which in turn leads to the formation of antibodies that help eliminate the virus that causes the warts on the face. This method needs to be done for 6 days and up to 2 months.
- Use masking tape to cover warts on your face when you go to bed and then remove the tape the next morning when you wake up.
- Repeat this process as needed until the wart is removed.
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Apply banana peel. Banana peels contain a proteolytic enzyme (enzyme that breaks down proteins) that digests and dissolves facial warts. This is a simple, gentle way to get rid of warts on your face. Use medical tape to stick the inside of the banana peel on the wart and leave it overnight. [4] X Research Sources
- This method is recommended to be applied for 1-2 weeks.
- Other foods like pineapple, papaya and sauerkraut also contain this protein-digesting enzyme.
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Try betadine. Betadine is an antiseptic that helps fight the virus that causes warts. You can use betadine topical to gently rub the wart area for about 5 minutes a day until the wart disappears. Similar products available at pharmacies include Bactrine or Bazuka. You can apply these two medications twice a day. [5] X Research Sources
- This treatment is not recommended for people allergic to iodine or betadine.
- See your doctor if your skin becomes irritated.
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Apply milkweed cream. Milkweed cream is available at any drugstore or health product store. Enzymes present in milkweed have the ability to digest and dissolve warts. These products are made from the sticky wax of the earring tree. Milkweed has also been shown to have anti-acne properties. [6] X Research Sources
- Apply milkweed cream to the warts on your face at least 4 times a day.
- You can break the milkweed plant and apply the sap directly to the wart.
Get rid of facial warts with proven medical methods
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Use prescription topical medications. There are a number of medications that are used to reduce the symptoms of an infection and to remove warts on the face. It takes several months for the medication to clear the infection and is often accompanied by severe, uncomfortable inflammation. These drugs include:
- Retinoid cream (Tretinoin). Applying a retinoid cream daily can help treat warts. [7] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to source Retinoid creams interfere with the skin cell growth of warts. Apply Tretinoin cream to warts on your face according to the instructions below:
- Apply once daily, before going to bed.
- First, you need to wash the wart with soap and water, wait at least 15 minutes for the skin to dry, then apply a pea-sized amount of cream to the wart. Applying to damp skin can cause peeling and irritation.
- Tretinoin cream can make the skin sensitive to the sun by making the skin softer and thinner. Therefore, you need to apply extra sunscreen when going out.
- Cantharidin or topical agents containing trichloroacetic acid. Cantharidin contains an extract from the cat beetle. When applied to the skin, the extract creates blisters around the wart. After that, the wart will be pushed up from the skin and the dermatologist can proceed to remove the dead wart. [8] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to Source
- Use a clean gauze bandage to cover the skin after removing the wart.
- Follow all instructions given by your doctor when taking Cantharidin.
- 5-Fluorouracil. This cream blocks DNA and RNA replication to prevent warts from growing. [9] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to Source
- Apply the cream twice a day, for 3-5 weeks. [10] X Research Source
- Protect your skin from the sun to prevent further irritation. [11] X Research Source
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Research on the method of removing keratin. Keratinolysis is an abrasive process to remove dead skin from the surface of the skin. The mechanism of action is through a combination of chemical treatments (usually using salicylic acid) that soften and destroy virus-carrying cells, with manual exfoliation. After softening with chemical treatment, the wart is abraded and removed with a pumice stone or sanding pad. [12] X Research Source
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Ask your doctor about freezing. Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze and destroy warts, [13] XTrusted Source National Health Service (UK) Go to the source then the wart is scraped off with a scraper. Freezing is a great way to treat stubborn warts that don’t respond to non-invasive treatments. Although there is a home freezing method, you should still talk to your doctor if you want to have this treatment.
- Thanks to liquid nitrogen, a blister will form on the wart, which will fall off after 2-4 weeks.
- Note that freezing and scraping are not painless, liquid nitrogen can cause a burning sensation that lasts several minutes in the treated skin.
- Complications after treatment include scarring or loss of skin color.
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Try pulsed dye laser therapy. Laser therapy uses heat energy to destroy the wart and the red blood cells that nourish the wart. This treatment is less painful and leaves no scars or discoloration of the skin. Pulsed dye laser therapy is effective and fast, but it is slightly more expensive than other methods. Laser therapy is more than 80% effective when used to treat warts. [14] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to Source
- Skin lesions usually disappear after 2 weeks without scarring.
- This method is used to treat many skin problems.
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Talk to your doctor about bleomycin sulfate injection therapy. For severe facial warts, you should try this highly effective treatment. [15] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to Source[16] X Research Source Your doctor will inject bleomycin – a drug commonly used to treat cancer – into the wart. One injection may be enough to remove the wart, or you may need to keep getting more injections every three to four weeks. [17] X Research Sources This therapy leaves little or no scarring, but can cause skin discoloration (which usually fades after a year of treatment). [18] X Trusted Source PubMed Central Go to Source
- This therapy is expensive but has a high success rate (up to 92% in one study) [19] X Source of study and more effective than cryotherapy. [20] X Research Sources
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Consider immunotherapy. For warts that don’t respond to other treatments, immunotherapy may be another option for you. The doctor will try to get the immune system to focus on attacking the wart by applying a chemical (such as Diphencyprone) to the wart or injecting a molecule into the wart (usually the Candida antigen). [21] X Trusted Source American Academy of Dermatpogy Go to Source[22] X Research Source Chemicals or antigens will cause an immune system reaction, causing the immune system to attack the substance injected. wart, thereby removing the wart naturally. [23] X Research Source This also helps reduce the risk of warts coming back because the body learns how to fight the HPV virus. [24] X Research Sources
Preventing facial warts from getting worse
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Let the wart heal on its own. If possible, just ignore it because warts will sometimes go away on their own. Just use a bandage to cover the wart or use a scarf or scarf to cover the wart on your face in a fashionable way. Research shows that most warts go away on their own after 2 years. [25] X Research Sources
- However, if warts bother you, you should try the above treatments anyway.
- See your doctor if warts persist for years or start to spread. Do not squeeze or squeeze the wart and maintain good hand hygiene.
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Leave it alone and do not touch the wart. Practice good hand hygiene to avoid spreading warts to others. Squeezing a wart can make the problem worse.
- Keep your hands clean, dry because warts can thrive in humid environments.
- Make it a habit to wash your hands before and after applying medicine to the wart.
- Keep clothes and towels separate. Make sure not to let others share personal items to prevent the spread of warts. If possible, you should label them so others know these items are yours and not shared.
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Never brush, scratch or scrape the wart area. This action can cause the virus to spread to other areas of the skin. Remember that warts are highly contagious. Even gentle rubbing on the wart can infect you or others. This can also carry warts and spread them to others. Therefore, you should let your facial hair grow if possible and avoid shaving the wart area. In addition, exfoliating the skin and abrading the skin also contribute to the infection of the wart.
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This article was co-written by Heather Richmond, MD. Heather Richmond is a national board-certified dermatologist at the Center for Laser Surgery and Dermatology in Houston, Texas. With over nine years of experience, Dr. Richmond specializes in comprehensive dermatology including medical, surgical and cosmetic procedures. She graduated with honors from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. She earned her medical degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, where she was accepted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Association. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and worked as a resident in dermatology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston. Richmond is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a Fellow of the American Society of Dermatological Surgery, the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Texas and Houston Dermatology Association.
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