Duct Tape Can Remove Warts

chris_calabrese writes "According to this Reuters article on Yahoo! News, "Duct tape, already legendary for its many uses, can also be deployed to get rid of warts, U.S. Army researchers said on Monday." The basic idea is to tape over the warts and suffocate them. Apparently more effective than the traditional cryotherapy too."

Comments

I tried it

[L. VeGas]

I tried to suffocate what I thought was a wart with duct tape, but I had to take it off after one day because I had to pee really bad.

Hygiene

[Glytch]

I hate to sound shallow, but this will come as a huge relief to all the homely guys who hang around Possum Lodge.

This is no joke

[GreyWolf3000]

About 2 years ago I was going to school in Switzerland. The dorms were rather unsanitary, or rather, some of it's inhabitants were extremely uncouth. As a result, fungal growths were rampant, and I developed a huge wart on my right thumb.

One day I was snowboarding and I tried to jump and hit a 360, but unfortunately I was a 'n00b.' However, upon a rather harsh engagement with hard-packed snow and ice, my wart completely dislodged itself from my finger. I'd say it was about 3mm high and 2.5mm diameter.

I think yours truly takes the cake for strangest wart removal 'treatment.'

Re:This is no joke

[ChadN]

Well, I had a huge wart on my big toe, which grew back after being burned off with acid and a hot needle. Then my sister stepped on it at the airport in Hawaii (I was wearing slippers), ripping it clean off. This was at the baggage counter, where family were all trying to hug me and say, "hello". I bled all over the place. However, a dog came up and ate the ripped off wart, and followed me around licking up much of the blood.

The remaining wart crater scabbed over with a hard black shell, which I eventually tore off with some tweezers. The wart never came back.

See a doctor.

[Trusty Penfold]

This is crazy; you should never try to treat yourself for anything. You are not trained to diagnose diseases in your body. It takes 2 to 3 years to train to be a doctor - and you think you can remove a wart in a month?

How do you know it is a wart - it could be anthrax or, worse, something contagious like leprosy

See a doctor before it is too late!

Re:See a doctor.

[floydigus]

I know for a fact you can become a doctor in about five minutes on the internet.

Hmmm....

[xagon7]

So now in addition to holding the Mir together before its demise, duct tape will suffocate warts.

News Headlines from 2050:

Duct Tape Cures Cancer!

Duct Tape Cures Aids!

Duct Tape Solves World Hunger!

Duct Tape Seals Cooling/Heating Ducts!

"Sticky-sided duct tape"

[tswinzig]

As opposed to the other kind?

Simple wart treatment I've used:

[Unknown Poltroon]

1: 1/2 bottle Jack Daniels, applied internally.
2: 1 fork, tines heated red hot over gas stove
3: Apply hot fork tines CAREFULLY to center of wart area.
4: Swear a lot.
5: Big Profit!! (and no more wart, seriously)

Id say ill use duct tape in the future, but i think clearing off 1 wart this way scared all the others away permanently.

Re:Hehe

[spencerogden]

Or the corollary: "If you can duct it, fuck it"

Great so far, .....

[Tablizer]

...but what do I use to remove the duct tape?

Ah hah!

[mary_will_grow]

No wonder my genital warts have disappeared!