Compound W

I have never had a problem with warts. I really didn't know exactly what a wart looked like until one popped up dead in the center of my hand! It was a teeny tiny aggravating chunk of hard skin. It was irritating me to no end, so I asked my Doctor what it was. He advised me it was your basic run-of-the-mill Human Pampillona Virus or HPV. Wow, that sounded serious...I was about to ask for a second opinion until he told me that HPV is just a fancy set of words for warts. I had always pictured warts as great big growths on the end of a witch's nose. This was a tiny microscopic bump that you could barely see. But...this little growth was right in the center of my hand, where I could feel it. I was ready for some treatment.

Compound W is an over-the-counter treatment for warts. No prescription is necessary. The application is contains a few simple steps. You should wash the area thoroughly prior to treatment. In areas where dead skin tends to accumulate, you may want to soak the skin in warm water for approximately five minutes. Once this is complete, dry the area with a towel and apply Compound W sufficiently to cover the area. You will need to avoid contact with the area for a few minutes while the clear liquid dries into a white patchy covering. This application can be done twice a day for up to twelve weeks. My application lasted just over one week to completion.

A note about sensitivity...my wart was dead in the center of my hand, where there are plenty of nerves close to the surface of the skin. It seems from my reading that warts are more commonly found on on your feet. Feet may not be quite as sensitive as your hands, depending on the location. During my applications, I had a tendency to pick at the dead and dying skin. This can cause a little bit of pain and discomfort. I would suggest against any excessive picking, opting instead for a warm soak to soften the dead skin. I picked at it one time, and a chunk of skin separated near the bottom of the area I was treating, but was still attached by a piece of healthy skin near the top. That was a mistake I won't make again. Pain has a tendency to cause self-correction.

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