Interesting new treatment option for facial warts. However, I am not sure it is any better than simple cautery which is safe and effective. More importantly it is cheap and easy to perform. We need further placebo controlled trials to evaluate this new device that the authors are promoting.
Successful clearance of facial common warts by local hyperthermia: report of two cases
- Yan Ma,
- Wei Huo,
- Yu-Xiao Hong,
- Hong-Duo Chen,
- Xing-Hua Gao*
Article first published online: 5 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01470.x
© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Abstract
Facial common wart is a disfiguring condition caused by human papilloma virus infection. Choices to treat facial warts should be cautious, in consideration of adverse cosmetic consequences. Two cases of facial common warts were treated by local hyperthermia at 44°C for 30 minutes, once a day for three consecutive days (the first session), and similarly treated a week later for more 2 days (second session). The warts completely disappeared in 10 and 12 weeks, respectively in the two patients. Adverse effect was tolerable burning sensation in the two patients and a temporary heat-induced blistering in one of them. This pioneer trial suggested that mild hyperthermia is a safe and effective method in treating facial common warts.
Dermatologic Therapy
Special Issue: Evaluation and Treatment of Vascular Disorders
Volume 25, Issue 4, pages 386–388, July/August 2012