Warts better to freeze!

To remove common warts is the best means of freezing, as scientists have found. But conservatives can continue to use the raw potatoes.

When it comes to wart removal , The majority of Russians comes to mind is the old grandmother's way - to rub the affected area of ​​raw potato. Although this technique may lead to success (would have the patience and desire), Dutch scientists suggest to use a much more modern and efficient technology.

It's about freezing certain areas of skin, or Cryotherapy That the study proved the most effective means. In this regard, cryotherapy works better tools, such as salicylic acid and laser, not to mention the potatoes. Under the phrase "works better", scientists from the Netherlands mean success in more than 50% of cases.

Of course, these statistics can not be called impressive, so the Dutch experts and urge the scientific world to develop more effective ways wart removal . Curiously, the results of this study completely refute the evidence of past work, which argued that the best means of combating the warts is salicylic acid.

However, a group of scientists from the Medical Center at the University of Leiden, led by Dr. Soreda Bruggink still believes that common warts is best to treat it with the help of Cryotherapy .

"Our study was the first to show the efficacy of cryotherapy in remove   conventional Warts   on the fingers, around the nails and on the palms, which are benign growths caused by a viral infection of the upper layers of the skin, - says Dr. Bruggink. - For patients with warts on the soles of the feet active treatment (both cryotherapy And salicylic acid) is no more effective than no treatment and the tactics of "self-will."

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