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Cryotherapy Warts
February 15th, 2011 | 
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If warts must be treated in pregnancy, cryotherapy appears to be the best choice. Cryotherapy involves application of nitrous oxide or liquid nitrogen (-196°C) to genital warts, inducing dermal and vascular damage and edema, and leading to both epidermal and dermal cellular necrosis.
Liquid nitrogen can be poured into a container with a applicator (cryoprobe) to form a cryostat unit. Liquid nitrogen is then sprayed onto wart until it turns white, indicating that it is frozen; the subsequent thaw produces cell lysis. Two freeze/thaw cycles are usually undertaken, but trials have not established the optimal number of applications.
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Considering Cryotherapy For Genital Warts? Read On
If you have genital warts, medications and treatments are really not necessary, unless you are pregnant. You can also consider treatments if you have extremely big and widespread warts that feel and look irritating. Otherwise, you may opt to wait until your warts go away even without medication and treatment.
However, if you ever opt for a surgical operation, you have many choices. One of the most recent procedures offered as a treatment for genital warts is cryotherapy. Below are some facts about it.
Duct Tape and Cryotherapy for Warts
The simple application of duct tape was more effective than cryotherapy in the treatment of the common wart. Cutaneous warts are a common diagnosis in the pediatric population, and many therapies exist for the treatment of these warts. Anecdotal reports have suggested the effectiveness of tape occlusion therapy.
The warts that ultimately responded to tape therapy typically showed at least partial resolution after 2 to 3 weeks of treatment. Warts that were unchanged in appearance by the 3-week mark were unlikely to respond. Several potential benefits exist for using duct tape over cryotherapy. Duct tape is more practical for parents and patients to use, especially when compared with the multiple clinic visits required for freezing of a wart.
In today’s busy society, it can be difficult for parents to keep follow-up appointments every 2 weeks for cryotherapy of their children’s warts. The lower success rate of the cryotherapy arm is likely partially attributable to longer-than-optimal intervals between treatments in some patients. There was better compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen within the duct tape group, primarily due to the ease of administration.