What would happen if one were to just cut off the warts. and then
clean the wound with alcholo and what not?

Unless the wart is having an effect of discomfort or poor 'performance'
I'd suggest leaving it alone. I've seen these go away after about a year.

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: What would happen if one were to just cut off the warts. and then
: clean the wound with alcholo and what not?

Aren't {*filter*} warts caused by a virus which should be treated by a
doctor? I know that women can have the virus without having visible
warts, and these cells have to be removed by a gynecologist. This is
an STD, so these men could be transmitting the virus even if they
somehow get rid of their visible warts.
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Then, there are many other microscopic areas where the warts are living,
and probably a new crop of warts would appear within a year, close to where
your surgery was.

The removal of the {*filter*} warts this way would be:
1) disfiguring
2) ineffective
3) painful (possibly)
4) expensive (surgery to do it properly)

Using liquid nitrogen is as effective.

Mark D. Winton, MD
Infectious Diseases

: : What would happen if one were to just cut off the warts. and then
: : clean the wound with alcholo and what not?

: Aren't {*filter*} warts caused by a virus which should be treated by a
: doctor? I know that women can have the virus without having visible
: warts, and these cells have to be removed by a gynecologist. This is
: an STD, so these men could be transmitting the virus even if they
: somehow get rid of their visible warts.

I also believe any {*filter*} warts should not be left alone.  Not only is
there the risk that a {*filter*}ly active person would transmit them to
someone else, but the virus is strongly linked to cervical cancer in
women and may be (at a much lower rate) linked to cancer of the {*filter*} in
men.  Not all strains do this; but the virus that causes {*filter*} warts
(HPV) is probably the cause of over 90% of all cervical cancers.

And as to cutting them off: a number of studies have shown that it
doesn't work.  It hurts a lot and they just come back anyway.  There
are some topical medications that can be used (podophylin and a new
one whose name I always forget.)  They are caustic chemicals and
take a long time to work, so most docs think freezing with liquid
nitrogen or laser removal are the way to go.

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To remove all the affected areas of viral growth is considered mutilating,
and is not recommended. True, the warts may spread to other {*filter*}
partners, but as yet these external warts have not been linked to any
malignancy, and are a nuisance.

I generally offer treatment for the external warts with liquid nitrogen,
whic removes the visual stigma, while reminding the patients that the
warts are still there, and contagious.

Mark D. Winton, MD
Infectious Diseases

Ed Uthman, MD
Pathologist
Houston, TX, USA