Vitamin Supplements for Warts and Other Removal Tactics

Warts are a common skin condition that can affect virtually any part of the body. It is estimated that one in ten individuals will develop warts, and young people under the age of 30 are particularly prone to infection. Warts are contracted by direct contact or via objects or surfaces recently in contact with warts. They are spread by an infection of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are highly contagious, although some individuals are naturally resistant to HPV.

With the exception of genital warts and irritated or infected plantars warts, most warts are relatively harmless. Some warts can and do go away on their own with time. It may take months or years for warts to disapper naturally, and some warts never do. Most individuals find the waiting period too long, and seek treatment to remove warts rather than risk their spread to other parts of their bodies or other individuals.

Medical Treatment for Wart Removal

Genital warts or warts on the face require medically supervised treatment, not over the counter remedies. In the case of a wart that develops after age 45, a wart that does not respond to treatment for several months, or a painful, bleeding or infected wart, consult with your doctor for appropriate treatment.

You should also seek medical treatment for removal of stubborn warts that do not respond to at home treatments. Your doctor may prescribe medication to treat warts, freeze or burn them off, or perform a surgical procedure for their removal.

At Home Treatments For Wart Removal

Warts present on the skin of the hands, knees or feet that are not painful or abnormal in appearance can be treated with over the counter remedies, traditional remedies, and by using vitamin supplements for wart removal.

• Over the counter treatments generally involve the use of salicylic acid to kill off wart cells. Treament is most successful when applied daily to damp skin which allows the acid to penetrate more deeply into the surface.


• Duct tape applied over a wart and may irritate the wart and surrounding skin enough that the body’s immune system is stimulated to respond by attacking it. Warts must be covered continually with duct tape for 7 days, then soaked in warm water for approximately 20 minutes after the tape is removed. The wart can then be gently scrubbed with a pumice stone or emery board. The tape is left off that night, then reapplied the next morning for another 7 days of “treatment.” The entire process is repeated until the wart disappears.


• Herbal remedies for warts have also proven effective in some studies. The flat edge of a cut garlic clove may be rubbed onto warts at bedtime. Warts are then covered overnight with bandaids and washed each morning. Success is generally obtained within 2 months.
  
  The milky juice of the Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) plant may also help remove warts. The milk is applied to warts after daily cleaning and allowed to dry.


• Vitamin supplements for warts may help the body prevent HPV infection, eliminate warts, and prevent their spread to other parts of the body. Vitamins A and C and zinc sulfate strenghthen the immune system and improve the body’s ability to fight infections naturally. Applying the oil from Vitamin E capsules directly to warts may also be beneficial.

Research indicates that vitamin supplements for warts alone may be effective in their removal. Regardless of the type of treatment you are undergoing for the treatment of warts, vitamin supplementation is likely to prove valuable by boosting immunity.