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Published At August 24, 2022
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I have attached my skin problem report. Could you recommend some medicines for it?

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

Palmar warts are a viral infection that spreads from an infected person or appears as a result of reduced immunity. It may be on and off in appearance. I suggest taking tablet Zinc Acetate (Galzin) 50 mg twice daily in the morning and night after food for one month. Salicylic acid and lactic acid solutions for wart removal are available as Watnil or Salactin solutions. At night, apply Vaseline around the affected area (wart) on your palm, then using the dropper available in the kit, apply a single drop of the solution onto the affected area. Vaseline is applied around initially to avoid burning of normal skin. Close the area with a band-aid or plaster to cover up the area but avoid placing the sticky part directly on the lesion as it may be painful while peeling off the next day. The next morning, remove the plaster or band-aid, wash the area, soak your palms into lukewarm salt water for 10 mins and gently scrub the wart area using a pumice stone or nail filer. Do not scrub vigorously or by applying too much pressure. Very light-handed scrubing is to be done just to remove the outermost thick area of the wart. For the next four weeks or until warts have disappeared, apply the solution at night and scrub in the morning. If the wart size is big, kindly consult a Dermatologist (skin specialist) in person, as they will remove the wart by a method called cauterization. After anesthesia has been applied and injected locally, a single-day procedure would be performed.

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

Thank you for the reply.

Could you mention the name of the medicine?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

Medicines, including the generic name, have been provided in the prescription.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty
Dr. Sandhya Narayanan Kutty

Venereology

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