Do Your Warts Need to Be Removed?

By Lillian Williams

Do you have warts on your body? If you do, you are definitely not alone. A large number of Americans have warts nowadays. In deed, many people have numerous warts. If you do have warts, are you thinking about having them removed? You might think that you have to have them removed, but actually it's up to you. In practically every case, wart removal is completely up to you.

If you have a wart or a number of warts on your body, you may already know what they are and how they are caused, however, I would like to say that warts are known to be caused by a strain of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). In most cases, warts are completely harmless. This is because they are 'benign skin growths'. 'Benign' is another word used to describe 'non-cancerous'. Therefore, since there is a good chance that your wart is totally harmless, you do not need to have it removed.

Although you do not need to have warts removed, you may nevertheless desire to, because, in spite of them being harmless and usually painless, there are some warts that may be painful. In most cases, the pain from warts depends on where they are. For example, warts on your feet can be painful, if you are on your feet all day and warts on your hands may be painful, if you work with your hands all day. Under these circumstances, you could seriously want to have your warts removed, after which you should be without pain.

You may also want to have your warts removed if they are very obvious. Everybody knows that some warts, especially large ones, are unattractive. All right, you shouldn't worry about what everyone else thinks, but you do need to do what is right for you. Therefore, if your warts are causing you discomfort, physically or mentally, maybe you should think about having them removed.

One should be aware that warts are contagious, although it doesn't always happen that way, because some individuals are more susceptible to warts than others. However, you do not know who those people are, so you should think about having your warts removed anyway.

You may want to do this, no matter where your warts are located, but maybe especially if the warts are on your hands, since you probably shake hands with others quite often. So, if you find yourself regularly around other people, you may want to think about wart removal for their sakes.

If you really want to have your warts removed, you have a number of choices: a] your doctor can remove your warts within a matter of minutes, but there is the cost of seeing a doctor; b] you should be able to remove your warts yourself with over-the-counter (OTC) wart removal products, which can be bought for a reasonable price at most grocery stores; c] you could try home remedies, although perhaps you should exercise caution when using them. You can find home remedies with an Internet search engine.

Nevertheless, the final decision is yours alone as to whether or not you want to have your wart removed. However, although it may not look like a big decision to have to take, it is really. Wart removal is not always totally successful - your warts can return after a while and therefore, you should thoroughly examine all of your choices before taking the plunge. - 31376

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