Flat warts usually heal with time if your body’s immune system can control the viral infection by fighting it off. When they don’t respond to the first line of flat wart removal approaches discussed earlier you are strongly advised to book an appointment with an experienced dermatologist.
Before we proceed with the details of what those treatment alternatives are, let us give you some probable reasons that may have caused the flat warts failure to respond to the less-invasive approaches.
Flat warts occur when the virus called HPV enters your skin through breaks/wounds caused by scratching or shaving. There is a risk of re-infection if you keep using the same towels, or keep on picking at the spot using your hands. If you have persistently used the treatments discussed earlier, perhaps you should take a look at how you are managing the affected area.
Sometimes it’s the little things such as keeping the area dry and sterile that is causing it to spread even more. In cases where you have an underlying condition that you don’t know of, a benign wart infection can actually worsen because it is a symptom of another disease. Don’t waste your time speculating, just give your doctor a visit. Keep in mind that people with weakened immune system due to AIDS or other conditions that affect their immune defense are at risk for uncontrolled wart infections.
Once you’re in your doctor’s office, he or she will list out these flat wart removal options for you:
- Cryosurgery which involves freezing through the use of liquid nitrogen
- Electrocautery that uses electric needle to burn the warts
- Laser therapy to cut off the nutrition supply to the warts
- The use of prescribed application of salicylic acid, tretinoin, podophyllin or cantharidin
- Direct injection of a chemotherapy drug called bleomycin into the warts
- Immune-boosting application of imiquimod to eliminate the warts
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