Successful treatment of warts. Choosing the best method for each situation.

The success of wart therapy and its acceptance by the patient are greatly influenced by a complete understanding of treatment options--their effectiveness, proper application, and side effects. Each wart is a separate therapeutic problem and should be treated in a manner appropriate for that lesion. Cryosurgery, electrosurgery, and chemical destruction are the primary forms of therapy for uncomplicated warts. Recalcitrant, plantar, mosaic, and periungual warts can be effectively treated with intralesional injections of bleomycin (Blenoxane), carbon dioxide laser surgery, or immunotherapy.