Genital warts are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and are characterized by unsightly bumps located in the genitalia. Often these warts go away on their own but they can sometimes be the uninvited guests that do not want to leave. Know that if they are resistant to the usual treatments, you might need to consider surgery to remove them.
Surgery helps to remove genital warts and works to suppress the outward symptoms of the HPV infections but it does not offer a complete cure. Once you have genital warts, the virus that causes it will stay permanently in your system unless there is a breakthrough that offers the much needed cure for warts.
There are many surgical procedures when it comes to treating genital warts via surgery. Most often, these surgeries involve freezing or laser therapy and also surgical incision. Genrerally you will only need to undergo a single session of surgery to remove warts through laser or excision. Cryosurgery that involves freezing of the genital warts will require multiple sessions. The time it takes for post-operative surgery depends on the size of area affected with warts and it varies between person to person.
Expect some amount of discomfort as surgery to remove genital warts involves the most sensitive part of your body. On average, surgical removal of genital warts allow you to be wart-free for at most three months and there will be a risk of another outbreak after that. Thus it is important to keep a healthy diet, and a lifestyle that promotes strengthening of your immune system.
Surgery on its own to treat genital warts is only effective for a specific amount of time. What you do to keep your body healthy and your immune system strong plays a vital role in keeping the symptoms at bay.
